jpdb beta

common; usual

1

someone; somebody

1

Hiroshi

3

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

4

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

1

to; towards; for

1

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

6

I; me

1

(one's parents') home

2

returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents

2

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

1

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

1

tradition; legend; folklore

5

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

1

institute; academy

4

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

participation; joining; entry; adherence

1

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

1

revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

1

omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

lake

1

legendary beast; magical beast

3

appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

1

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

1

hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

4

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

1

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

4

war; fighting; fierce competition

2

one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously

1

unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant

1

islander

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood

1

equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

1

history

1

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

1

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

2

diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes

1

there is nothing

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

at least; at most; (even) just

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

1

meaning; called; said

1

wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

2

desire; wish; aspiration

1

family; members of a family

1

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

1