jpdb beta

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons

3

nameplate; doorplate

3

surname; family name; last name

1

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

1

primary school; elementary school; grade school

1

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

1

rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net

3

failure; futility; uselessness; x (mark); cross

15

rattling; clattering

4

with a swoosh; at one fell swoop

1

yay

3

(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new

1

familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance

1

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

1

mushroom

1

traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)

1

light two-wheeled trailer (towed by bicycle, pulled by hand, etc.)

2

wild boar; wild pig

2

one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)

1

the same age

2

thought to be; seen as

2

lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable

1

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)

3

hat; cap

3

besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse

1

hunting gun (usu. shotgun or rifle)

3

all present; all concerned; all of us

2

wariness

1

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

1

dilapidated house; deserted house

2

talking while standing; standing around talking

1

to return

1

beckoning

2

ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

3

outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks

1

tatami-matted

1

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life

1

zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular

1

minimum; at the very least

1

for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

2

dwelling; house; residence; living; life

1

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

2

fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

1

renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; refurbishment; makeover; alteration (e.g. of clothes); re-tailoring

3

chuckle; giggle

2

refined; genteel; graceful; decent

1

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

1