jpdb beta

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

6

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

2

(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

1

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

11

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

3

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

6

to open a business

1

July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

1

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

5

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

6

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

3

national holiday; public holiday

2

to count on; to anticipate; to expect

1

many thousands

2

Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

2

fuchsia (shrub)

2

oleander; Nerium oleander var. indicum; rosebay

2

hotbed; breeding ground

4

to fit in

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

2

these

2

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

2

to be too late; to be too slow

1

flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)

1

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

3

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

3

weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather

3

freedom; liberty

8

when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

3

at that time; in those days

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

fifth day of the month; five days

5

best time to see

2

in the open; the open air

2

temperature

1

sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams

2

to weaken

1

milk of lime

2

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

3

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)

2

in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly

1

the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)

1

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

2

triangle

1

(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

1

to grow in clusters

1

rubbing one's hands together

1