jpdb beta

gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor

2

friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

1

to shrug one's shoulders

1

distance; range

2

walking; going on foot

1

visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple

1

small scale

6

visitor (to a shrine or temple)

1

population density

1

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

4

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

6

pattern; design

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

3

to look around; to tour

4

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

2

acquaintance

2

novel; (short) story

2

episode; anecdote; vignette

1

afternoon; p.m.

1

sunlight; rays of the Sun

3

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

4

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

3

to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

2

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

4

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

2

regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

1

grasp; catch; understanding

2

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

2

festival

1

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

4

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

1

idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)

3

scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

14

traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless

2

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

3

unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of

1

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

1

manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining

1

stalk; stem

2

to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

1

sure; yeah; I know

2

the preceding visitor

1

one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series

1

candlestick; candlestand

1

innocent; simple-minded

1

until now; so far; up to the present

1

very young; little; childish; immature

2