jpdb beta

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

6

attachment (esp. to things); love; affection

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to

1

had better; is advisable

1

one (bird)

1

rivet

3

brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)

1

to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious

2

Swany

1

projection

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)

3

mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

1

optical system

1

direct contact

1

slow; slow motion

35

walker

35

mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic

23

new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman

3

electronic brain

2

radio (communication); wireless; not using wires

1

anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam)

1

reply; answer; response

1

bureau; chest of drawers; cabinet

1

sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface

1

to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

2

rule; reign; government; governing

2

to share

1

to support each other; to support one another

1

no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)

1

challenger

1

narrow-minded; intolerant; petty

2

hostile nation

1

to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)

1

superior; superiors; senior

4

to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)

1

to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing

1

circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)

4

mending; repair; darning; patching up

1

regular time; stated period

1

ill-mannered; rude

1

programming; programing

1

news program; news programme

1

broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

4

to go on reading

1

receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving

1

delivery person

3

sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)

2

contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty

1