jpdb beta

moon; month

3

such ... as; or some such

4

to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears

1

neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of

1

extreme; extremity

2

unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

2

soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial

3

originally; by nature; from the start

2

post road

1

ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay

1

to get used to living in

1

forest; woods

1

fate; destiny; lot

2

reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground

3

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

2

decline; fall; decay; withering

2

otherwise; or else; if not

2

industry; business

2

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

2

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

2

becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion

2

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

2

to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

1

to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as

1

taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life

2

apology; excuse

1

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

to prove; to substantiate

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

1

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

2

to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)

3

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

2

messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things

5

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

3

urban areas; the streets; town; city

1

canal; waterway; ditch

3

freighter; lighter

2

Kodenmachō

1

coming and going; commuting

3

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

2

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

4

Motozaimokuchō

1

Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)

2

all ages; eternity

1

chronic (illness)

1

treatment; therapy; cure

1

a (wide) main street

1

entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall

1

inn; tavern; Edo period lodging for travellers

1