jpdb beta

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

2

golden (colour, color)

1

Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix

1

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

3

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

3

dream

8

big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)

1

record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)

2

Meireki era (1655.4.13-1658.7.23)

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

28

whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)

3

to live; to reside; to inhabit

2

windy; windswept; blowy

1

costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing

9

bedside; near one's pillow

1

good gracious; oh my

2

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

17

women and children

3

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

11

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

5

nowadays; in this day and age

9

hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible

1

sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year

4

cultivated rice field

4

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

9

large fire

4

burned down; entirely destroyed

2

8000; eight thousand; many

1

counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.

2

14; fourteen

4

January; first month of the lunar calendar

5

twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days

1

Otamagaike

3

lumberyard

7

changing residence; moving to a new address

1

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

3

young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower

3

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

2

north-west

1

bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom

1

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

3

middle of the night; dead of night

1

two o'clock

2

already; too late

1

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

4

black smoke

2

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

1

morning; a.m.

2