jpdb beta

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

4

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

7

at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

4

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

15

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

2

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

9

danger; peril; hazard; risk

16

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

2

door; gate; opening; title page

12

to lock

4

inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls

5

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

5

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

1

bed

28

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

3

soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly

2

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

29

to fall asleep

7

north side; north bank

1

place; situation; position; location

4

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

1

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

14

national border; provincial border

3

alert status; emergency alert

1

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

2

friendly nation

1

trade; commerce

3

our country; our land; one's own country

16

east

1

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

2

friendship

1

ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

2

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

5

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

1

period; term; interval

1

sea; ocean; waters

3

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

1

harbour; harbor; port

11

judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review

1

map

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

1

relationship; relation

2

private tutor; coach; governess

1

state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances

5

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

2

this area; around here

4

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

1

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

3