jpdb beta

rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

9

plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)

1

Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; beautiful voice; woman with a beautiful voice

2

brown; light brown; tawny

1

tie; necktie

2

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

9

to be found; to be discovered

6

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

3

beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly

5

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

4

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

20

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

7

oil lamp

2

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

6

bridge

6

neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts

2

lamp; light

2

citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class

4

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

1

time; season; period; phase; stage

3

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

4

to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

3

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

5

PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)

1

publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

2

after

5

Great Kanto earthquake (1923)

1

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

4

electric light

2

to be helpful; to be useful

3

joint together; opposite; facing

1

Hongokuchō

1

store buying and selling metal utensils and tools; hardware store; ironmonger's shop

1

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

17

(hinged) door

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

2

metal fittings; metal fixtures

1

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

1

gesture; sign; hand signal

2

housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

5

grinning; smirking

2

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

1

to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

1

gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation

1

(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle

1

to say; to be called; to do

1

cardboard box; carton

1