jpdb beta

the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live

2

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

1

helmet; hard hat; protective headgear

1

yellow

2

grey; gray; ashen

1

link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

2

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

1

machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

1

engineering works; civil engineering; public works

1

(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer

5

dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned

1

to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)

1

skiing; ski; skis

1

hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased

1

way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

to bend; to warp; to lose heart

1

truck; lorry

2

return; coming back

1

downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

3

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

2

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

1

harassment; pestering

1

deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful

1

sightseeing spot; tourist attraction

1

schedule of events; calendar of events

1

table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

1

eleven o'clock

4

impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

Osaka (city)

2

gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion

2

Nagoya (city)

1

(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

1

to hit someone where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest; (lit.) to attack the Edo enemy in Nagasaki

1

happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat

5

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy

1

manager; caretaker

1

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

1

call; summons; convening; convocation

2

tip of one's nose

2

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

3

curt; blunt; brusque

1

to look around; to take a view of

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

2

substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double

1

proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony

1

sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency

1