jpdb beta

huge mound; heap; pile

1

rudder; helm

1

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

2

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

1

how; why

1

versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

1

to set (sun); to become dark

2

stray dog

1

preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence

1

soon; shortly; nearly; almost

3

to cause someone to worry

1

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

24

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break

1

strong-willed; strong of heart

1

well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good

1

clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom

1

fair copy; clean copy

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

1

love; affection

1

comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly

1

Shinbashi (Tokyo)

2

railroad; railway; rail transport

16

opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services

3

making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught

1

proclamation; promulgation

2

conscription ordinance; conscription law; draft; Conscription Ordinance (1873-1927)

4

to cause controversy; to be controversial; to arouse criticism; to raise a storm; to cause a stir

2

edict; ordinance; proclamation

3

family of samurai lineage; person with samurai ancestors; shizoku; the second of three official classes in Japan in 1869-1947, consisting of former samurai

13

colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)

1

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

1

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

1

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

1

advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

1

common people; ordinary people; masses

1

civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)

4

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

1

(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing; messy hair; untied hair; unkempt hair

1

de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-

1

taking the initiative

1

opening a business; opening a practice

2

fundraising

1

technical assistance (provided to underdeveloped countries)

1

Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)

3

leadership; initiative; spearhead

2

large-scale

1

city planning; urban planning; town planning

1

building

2

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with

1