jpdb beta

to give directions; to issue instructions

3

long ago; already; a long time ago

2

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

7

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

2

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

3

wild idea; delusion

1

to shake off

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

1

oh; ah

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

11

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

2

to use and then throw away

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

8

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

4

to bud; to sprout

1

nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

1

to walk away; to saunter off

1

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

9

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

7

to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

3

blue sky

1

under one's eyes; below one's eyes

1

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

4

sea; ocean; waters

3

dazzling; radiant

4

Yokohama (city)

10

harbour; harbor; port

4

one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view

2

hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains

2

neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity

1

opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade

1

olden days; former

2

stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim

1

Western-style house

1

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line

1

chalk (mineral); white wall

1

conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly

2

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

6

year before last

1

Briton; Englishman; (the) English

6

to build; to construct

3

United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain

73

consul general

30

official residence

30

one week

9

coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

1

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

1