jpdb beta

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

2

fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

1

listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine

5

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

1

back issue (of a publication); back-number

1

foolish question

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

3

cuttlefish; squid

2

shellfish; seashell; shell

1

crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk

1

waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time

1

tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion

2

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

8

that's right; that's so

1

branch office; branch store

1

why; how

3

not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)

1

class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

3

encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending

1

absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance

1

kind; tender-hearted; compassionate

2

recovery; restoration

2

page

6

article; news story; report; account

2

talk; conversation; dialogue

1

now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)

1

how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly

1

to see; to look; to watch; to try to

2

genre; category; kind

2

mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory

2

documentary

1

opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)

1

romantic film; love movie

7

outline; summary; argument

2

love story

2

romanticist; romantic; dreamer

1

romantic comedy; rom-com

1

to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)

1

insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive

2

stranger; outsider

1

village girl

1

illicit love affair

1

faint smile

1

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

2

tin plate

1

cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)

1

nature; property; disposition

3

to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

3

formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical

1

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

3