jpdb beta

writer

1

work; business; company; study

1

breaststroke (swimming)

1

letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter

1

elopement; running away with a lover

12

pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft

1

minor; not of age

2

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

3

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

6

long-term stay

1

overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty

2

to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

1

quarrel; dispute

5

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

6

(data) packet; packet; parcel; package

1

to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

4

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

1

half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)

1

kitten; small cat

1

Goura Station

1

lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)

4

entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

1

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

2

good-natured

1

Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo

1

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

1

Akita (breed of dog)

1

circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)

1

autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

2

flamethrower

1

each; every

4

to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

1

uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year

1

moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence

2

glass bead

2

round; spherical; circular

1

swap; exchange

1

tourist attraction; sight-seeing area

8

Goura Park

1

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

3

smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)

1

Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush

1

to knead into

1

autumn day; autumn sun

1

sinking quickly

1

rapid (e.g. progress)

1

hot spring resort where customers can bathe without spending the night

2