jpdb beta

mechanization; mechanisation; computerization

1

sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking

1

seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days

1

devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

1

sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface

1

to establish; to formulate

2

previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time

1

isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation

5

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

1

folding one's arms

1

(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing

1

train (esp. long distance train); steam train

1

lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

1

barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life

1

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

52

to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)

1

capital city; metropolis

3

Hanoi (Vietnam)

27

first impression

1

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

1

steam bath

1

bicycle; bike

1

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

1

Kōchi (city, prefecture)

2

even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

1

fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize

3

occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

12

dynasty

1

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

1

liking; taste; choice

2

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination; creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning

1

exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism

2

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

2

main street

2

balcony

1

western style-house (esp. those built before WWII)

2

western style

1

tamarind

1

coconut palm (Cocos nucifera)

1

roadside trees

1

languid; listless

1

to cast a shadow

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

1

perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent

1

sunlight; rays of the Sun

2

sedge-woven (bamboo) hat

1

colour usage; color usage; use of colour

1

silk

4