jpdb beta

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

1

distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

1

pedestrian traffic

1

to ease up the speed

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

1

public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

3

bench

1

bored; having nothing to do; idle

1

hello; good day; good afternoon

1

to go bad; to turn sour

1

offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour

1

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

1

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

3

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

1

idle thoughts; worldly thoughts

1

lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

3

classmate

3

visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern

1

return; coming back

1

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

1

to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)

1

preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

1

fluent; smooth; flowing

1

smoothly; easily; readily

1

manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

1

contrived; false-sounding

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

2

hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)

1

opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

1

to cast down one's eyes

1

rotten smell; putrid odor

3

feces and urine; excreta; human waste

1

all-out attack; general offensive

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

1

doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

2

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

2

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

2

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

1

proposal; offer; request; application

2

to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to

1

snow; snowfall

2

farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long

1

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

1