jpdb beta

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

2

guarantee of safety; ensuring safety

2

skill; dexterity; master hand

1

art of self-defense (defence)

1

taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)

1

pattern; design

1

startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

1

letter of introduction

1

word; language; speech

7

most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

1

assortment; product lineup

2

ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card

6

shop manager

8

rectangle; oblong

1

ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

1

jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore

1

(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague

1

standard; norm

2

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

1

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

27

to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

1

workshop; studio; atelier

20

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

by today; before the day is over

1

objection

1

warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful

1

service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service

1

hostility; animosity; enmity

1

like that; so

1

to pay attention (to)

1

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

1

uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully

1

to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle

1

to line up points in a speech

1

separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)

1

to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

1

being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed

1

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

2

everyday occurrence

1

change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

1

degenerate; decadent; corrupt

1

all night; throughout the night

1

to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the brush

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

3

raw materials

2

glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)

17

raw materials; ingredients

1