jpdb beta

to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

2

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

1

Japan

4

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

1

predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

2

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

4

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

3

after; later

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

running as fast as one can

1

now; come (now); well

1

wonderful; astounding; marvellous

1

Pacific Ocean

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

1

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

5

arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship

1

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

1

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

1

you (plural)

1

existence; being

3

confections; sweets; candy; cake

1

place for relaxation and refreshment

2

carbonated drinks

1

izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks

1

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

3

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

1

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

1

attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

1

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

1

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

6

to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce

1

snack (to have with a drink); side dish

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

4

rest; relaxation

1

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

2

end of this month

1

to close; to shut

3

year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

1

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

1

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

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

6

to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

1

ancestor; forefather; foremother

2

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

2

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

4

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1