jpdb beta

the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge

2

clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

4

amusing story

1

harbour

3

reefy coast; windswept and wave-beaten shore

2

to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

2

(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting

4

city planning; urban planning; town planning

1

implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization

3

benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

2

port festival

1

costume parade

1

costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)

1

to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

1

mistake; error; fallacy

4

existing; living; extant

1

various temples

1

plump cheeks; attractive cheeks

1

handsome man

1

concern; sympathy; solicitude; nature; disposition; temperament

1

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

7

young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air

1

sons and daughters; children; girl

1

beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute

1

(female) beauty; beautiful woman

2

garden (esp. with trees); park

1

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

1

returning tit for tat; retaliating

1

having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed

1

thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages; eternity

2

study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company

2

publication; printing

1

Yamada Bimyou

2

death from disease; death from illness

1

doctor; physician

1

legendary; folkloric; traditional

1

elegant; exquisite

1

one-sided view

1

leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development

1

deceased father; late father

4

reading with pleasure

2

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

2

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

2

state of an illness; condition of a patient

1

undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy

1

dangerous area; perilous road; red-light district; house of ill repute; brothel

1

to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about

2

deeply ashamed (of oneself); overwhelmed with shame

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

4

years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past

1