jpdb beta

(rocky) beach; seashore

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

2

roar of waves

1

one house

1

to appear rustic; to become countrified

1

inn

3

meal; dinner; diet

1

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

2

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

1

famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator

2

Island; insula; island; islet

1

sure; yeah; I know

3

to be

2

beak; bill

3

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

2

how; in what way; how about; questionable

1

be; is

4

to employ; to hire; to charter

3

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations

1

depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

2

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

3

to be given up; to be discontinued

1

superstition; superstitious belief

1

soul; spirit

5

even now; still; as yet

1

to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

passage; fare; shipping charges

1

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

2

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

1

engine

4

Japanese-style ship

1

early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age

1

to pile up; to accumulate

2

a style of Chinese poetry; legend or inscription on a picture

1

bridge

1

to board a ship

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

1

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

13

to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)

1

driver; chauffeur

1

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

2

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

4

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

3