jpdb beta

jokingly; in the form of a joke

1

standing tree; standing timber

1

main street

1

café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

1

bakery; baker; pastry shop

1

clothing store; boutique; dress shop

1

shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker

1

class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

1

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

3

lately; recently

2

to like; to prefer

2

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

4

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

1

observant eye

1

traditional Chinese clothing

6

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress

2

people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos

1

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

2

confectionery making

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

2

shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter

2

homemade

1

muffin

8

gently; airily; fluffily

2

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

3

chocolate

1

fruit of a tree; nut; berry

2

very; berry; belly

2

payment

1

orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

1

this sort of

2

buttercream

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

2

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

1

to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

1

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

1

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

2

to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

1

pity; compassion; mercy

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

1

high-handed; oppressive

1

showcase; display case; vitrine

1

edge of a street

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

2

pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback

1