jpdb beta

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

1

test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation

1

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

1

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

before one's eyes

1

spacious; vast; wide

2

field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

2

orchard; fruit farm

5

division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot

1

grape; grapevine

1

mulberry (tree)

1

nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear

1

wax myrtle (Myrica rubra); asian bog myrtle

1

tree; trees and shrubs

1

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

1

these

1

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

1

to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

1

January; first month of the lunar calendar

1

to pass (of time); to elapse

2

scurvy

1

fruit

5

experiment

1

plantation

1

in its entirety; whole; wholly

1

rice (esp. when served on a plate)

1

we; us; I; me

1

uh-oh; oops; sorry

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

1

dispersing; breaking up; running away

1

unidentifiable; unidentified

1

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

4

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

28

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

4

harbour; harbor; port

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

1

salty sea breeze; salt wind

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

2

nowadays; recently

1

good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity

1

coupled with; together

1

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

1

port city; harbor city; harbour city

4

busiest and most profitable business period; peak season

1

pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine

1

school of fish

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

1

excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

2