jpdb beta

valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum

1

late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar

1

sun

2

distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

1

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

3

dazzling; radiant

5

parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade

1

only; merely; but; no more than

3

metre; meter; meter; gauge

2

distance; range

5

hastily made; improvised preparation

1

shade; shadow

1

door; gate; opening; title page

15

umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

2

to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

1

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

2

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

22

partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

6

building

12

unconditionally; as a rule

1

ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

25

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

3

light bulb

7

yesterday

13

interior design; interior; upholstery

1

construction work

1

ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)

2

stairs; stairway; staircase

15

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

15

space (room, area, outer space)

2

heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

3

several seconds

4

lighting (a lamp); turning on a light

1

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

4

to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

7

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

2

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

9

long (time that has passed); old (story)

3

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

6

you

1

flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times

2

always; constantly

4

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

3

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

2