jpdb beta

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

1

you (plural); all of you; you all

5

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

3

100; hundred

4

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball

2

(wearing) low over one's eyes

1

awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

1

with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly

1

that is; namely; i.e.

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

5

art dealer; fine art(s) shop

5

display window; shop window; store window

3

among (them); of (them)

1

plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation

7

Buddha; Buddhism

7

black headgear worn by yamabushi

1

to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)

1

to dig out; to pick up

6

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

1

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

3

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

7

dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

4

pedestrian traffic

1

cover; lid; cap

3

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

3

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

1

public telephone (orig. red); payphone

1

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

1

village

2

police inspector

2

in one's own way or style

1

safety; security

1

to get help; to enlist aid

1

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

4

fate; destiny; lot

2

apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that

1

to get a big surprise; to be astonished

1

to speak; to say; to vocalize

4

driver's seat (in a car)

1

carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

3

just as one wishes

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

2

to shut the lid

1

with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness

2

unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

1

captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

2