jpdb beta

neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town

1

inn

10

local specialty; special product (of a region)

3

clay

1

to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine

1

ceramic art; ceramics

1

pottery (i.e. the place); potter

2

setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store

2

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

1

tableware

9

merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

2

use; service; purpose

1

set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo

3

curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

25

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

salad bowl

1

trial product; prototype model

1

ordering (materials); placing an order; order

2

continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

1

in those days

6

uneasily; restlessly; erratically

1

object of romantic interest

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

unmarried person living affluently

2

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

1

change; alteration; modification

1

thinnish; somewhat narrow

1

noodles; (arch.) flour

1

chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness

1

sourness; acidity

2

full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored

1

coachman; driver; cabman; postilion

4

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

2

before long; even now

2

shower; rainfall

1

look of the sky; weather

1

rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending

2

(sudden) evening shower (rain)

2

entrance; front door

1

my; our; one's own

2

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

5

interstage; inter-section; column space

10

something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type

1

man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family

1

ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing

1

ungrateful

1

pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

1

to serve; to work for; to attend

1