jpdb beta

to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out

2

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

1

matchbox

1

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

1

factory; plant; mill; workshop

2

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

2

to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

5

farming implement; farm tools

1

hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

1

irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume

1

sluice gate; water gate; flood gate

1

theory

1

to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated

1

(train) conductor

3

silent; mute; dumb

1

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

1

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

2

marble; glass marble

1

Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)

14

village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown

7

waiting room

3

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

1

shawl

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

twins; twin

1

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

3

backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind

1

next

1

town hall

1

barbershop; barber shop

2

pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

6

to prosper; to flourish

1

coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing

1

truck; lorry

1

breathing; respiration

4

asphalt

2

both sides

1

to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing

1

childish; child-like; immature; infantile

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

5

discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring

3

to go ahead; to pull ahead

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

2

apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

4

vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot

7

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

2

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

2

triangle; triangular shape

8

two-storey house; two-story house

1