jpdb beta

maintenance; preservation; improvement

2

land near a castle; castle town

5

street; quarter; district; area

3

in this way; like this

1

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

5

slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style

1

being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

rocky mountain

1

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

1

whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

1

private house

1

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

2

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

1

metropolis; big city

1

sand; grit; fine gravel

2

counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

1

one house

1

rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

1

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

4

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

3

the former; the first

1

the latter; the second; successor; descendant

2

corpse; dead person

1

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

3

powerful person; influential person

1

to value time

1

to steal (from a person)

1

(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything

1

armful; bundle

2

wooden box; wooden crate

10

in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

1

steep mountain; craggy mountain

1

another; different; something else

1

plan B; alternative plan; workaround

1

how many; how old

1

learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

1

travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

1

informal; unofficial

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

to drag in; to pull in

1

dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)

2

to gather; to collect; to assemble

4

knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning

2

to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match

4

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

3

jump; leap; skip; bound

3

to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

5