jpdb beta

early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

1

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

7

exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day

1

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

7

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

10

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

5

(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

1

slip-on shoe

4

counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

3

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

11

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

4

bonsai; miniature potted plant

1

old magazines

1

old type; old style

1

small; little; tiny

14

washing machine (laundry)

1

pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline

3

after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present

1

roof

5

storage room; storeroom; lumber room

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

4

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

mosquito

1

to swarm; to gather

1

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

18

from here; from this place

1

I; me

29

light brown; tawny

2

wall; fence

1

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

2

kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room

1

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

11

abrupt; sudden

1

ascending staircase

1

covered with weeds

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

10

scene; spectacle; sight; view

2

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

4

dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

1

originally

2

after; later

1

second floor; upstairs

8

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

1

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

2

to go up the stairs

1

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

1

rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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