jpdb beta

Shinkansen; bullet train

1

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

1

returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents

2

travel expenses

1

determination; decision

1

to be delayed

1

precisely because

3

snow; snowfall

2

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

4

(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

3

both hands; both arms; ten

5

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

1

elevation; height above sea level

2

plateau; tableland; eminence

1

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

1

main street

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

3

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

1

radiation

1

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

2

religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

1

institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

1

fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification

1

probable; likely

1

ostentation; display

1

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

4

to be conceited

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

2

open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

2

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

3

recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going

1

should do; ought to do

1

clanging; empty; deserted

1

main street

1

indoor; inside the room

2

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

1

being sensitive to the cold; person who is sensitive to the cold

1

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

1

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

4

side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway

1

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

1

breach of manners; breach of etiquette

1

crime; offence; offense

1

empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)

1

preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

2

dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight

1

six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

2