jpdb beta

neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity

3

house in an alley; rear tenement

2

fine clothes

1

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

1

missus; missis

19

hairline; borders of the hair

1

early afternoon

1

apron

2

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

2

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

7

boards covering a ditch (drainage, sewage, etc.); grassroots (e.g. campaign); door-to-door; on the ground

1

ditch; drain; gutter; trench

2

roughly

1

shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled

1

lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating

1

bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)

1

to blow through; to blow ceaselessly

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

2

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

2

hairy legs

3

westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun

1

sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

4

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

1

one's own child; one's own children

2

sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

2

home delivery (of food); outside catering

1

jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

2

gun; rifle; small arms

2

glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions); mochi rice with red beans

3

simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish

1

cupboard or chest for tea implements

2

aunt; old lady; ma'am

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

1

freshly-drawn (e.g. water)

1

to stretch (one's body)

1

festival; feast; carnival

3

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

1

embarrassing

1

laughing matter

1

one's mother

4

bow; bowing

2

to begin; to set about; to start

1

hot water; hot bath

2

to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

5

leaf tea

1

(short) run; drive; ride; spin

1

in the meanwhile; during the time

3