jpdb beta

home cooking

1

on hand; readily available

2

multi-course menu; multi-course dining

1

long visit; overstaying

1

to half-rise to one's feet

1

citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class

1

(very) familiar; well-acquainted

1

taking the family along

1

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

1

handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct

1

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious

3

rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

1

contrived; false-sounding

1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

one scene (in play)

2

(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life

1

calamity; disaster; misfortune

1

to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service

2

to pass (examination)

1

to return; to come back

2

level ground; horizon; field of view

2

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

2

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

2

to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down

1

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

1

starting (construction) work

1

sixty; 60

1

town; city; municipal; urban

1

strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement

1

work force

1

overconcentration (esp. of population, cultural and political institutions, etc. in Tokyo); heavy concentration

1

base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold

1

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

1

namely; that is (to say); in other words

1

Great Kanto earthquake (1923)

1

to be damaged; to receive damage

1

revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance

1

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

1

events of the day; current affairs

1

rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)

1

Kanazawaku

1

reclaimed land

2

inner-city area; city center

1

business

2

sightseeing; tourism

2

residence; housing; residential building

1

composite; combined; complex

1

magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid

1

city planning; urban planning; town planning

1

stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation

1