jpdb beta

the West; the Occident; Western countries

3

construction; architecture (of buildings)

3

to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

1

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

1

outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks

2

n-storied building

2

something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white

1

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

7

katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

shape; form

1

courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

32

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

3

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

6

to build; to construct

2

south side

2

front; frontage; facade; main

11

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

6

shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)

2

area

5

shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet

2

prohibition; inhibition; ban

5

provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant

4

hallway slippers; indoor shoes

3

to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)

1

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

27

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

1

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

5

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

14

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

5

entrance; hatch(way)

13

glass door

2

exit and entrance

5

beyond that point; after that

1

water fountain

5

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

6

stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage

4

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

8

Western style

1

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

1

garden; park

1

splash; spray

5

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

2

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

1

to come back

5

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

3

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

6

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

11

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

3