jpdb beta

dozens; scores of; decades

1

public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

3

getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting

1

garden; park

1

garden shrubs; trees; potted plant

1

flower bed

1

stone-built

1

true to one's name; living up to one's name

1

diplomat

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

1

fifty; 50

1

just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

1

to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

1

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

2

general store

1

aunt; old lady; ma'am

1

use; service; purpose

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1

polite language (e.g. masu, desu)

1

greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop

1

cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

1

to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

1

tasting; sampling

1

mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress

1

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

1

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

2

hey!; hey!

1

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

2

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

1

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

1

(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act

1

oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism

1

to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

1

wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

3

to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

1

zero; nought

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

to torment; to torture; to harass

2

showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

1

interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel

1

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

1

comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable

1

downtown

1

troubadour; minstrel

1

to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express

1

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

1