jpdb beta

pastoral; idyllic

1

office chair; desk chair; computer chair

3

chocolate

16

in deep black; in jet black

1

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

3

to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

5

rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow

1

although

3

disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving

1

to wear out

3

thought; idea; ideology

3

with one's own hands

7

great cause; moral law; justice

4

all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die

1

floor; floor surface

1

kitchen garden

1

mango (Mangifera indica)

3

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

3

Asako

2

female university student; female college student

1

succession struggle; succession race

1

indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous

4

to make a profit

1

stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy

3

melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)

4

rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)

1

(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability

1

burning (something) away; burning (something) down

3

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

1

space; interval; space character; whitespace

1

heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth

1

high place; high altitude; heights; broad view

1

skip distance

1

pore (of the skin)

1

to step back; to walk backwards

1

done; just done; just finished

2

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

1

upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above

2

counter for birds, rabbits, etc.

2

Chinese dress

2

to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear

2

libel; defamation; slander; character assassination

1

to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit

2

killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

1

deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)

6

to carry a plan forward

1

slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

6

purification; refining; simplification

2

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

1