jpdb beta

petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled

2

not insignificant; not to be sneezed at

1

oracle

4

pious; devout

1

annual income

1

finding employment; getting a job

1

setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)

1

therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason

1

accountability; being held accountable

1

hard (life); tough (world)

3

to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

2

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

4

settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony

3

two

2

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

1

how long; how much; to what extent

1

area; region

2

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

2

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

5

tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs

2

Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

1

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

6

ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

1

sincere; honest; faithful

2

to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend

1

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

1

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

1

worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)

1

institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

2

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

1

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

1

hokora; small wayside shrine

1

(Shinto) shrine

1

bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.

1

to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

3

gold

8

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

2

100; hundred

1

1,000; thousand

2

of course; certainly; naturally

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die

2

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

2

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

2