jpdb beta

thank you

1

to drop one's shoulders

1

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

1

to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

1

harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)

2

four o'clock

2

might as well

1

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

2

bull's-eye; the mark

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

1

to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)

1

Japanese-style confectionary store

3

ornamental hairpin

1

specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product

1

miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries

2

shop; store; establishment; restaurant

2

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

to walk down the road

2

to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

2

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

2

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

5

building

2

middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary

1

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

street stall; stand; booth

5

sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days; 12-year Chinese zodiac

6

single word; a few words; brief comment

3

rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

7

(silk) crepe; crape

4

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

3

to give a glance (at); to take one look at

2

great joy; delight; jubilation

1

sound; noise; (musical) note; fame

19

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

3

beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future

3

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

2

500; five hundred; many

1

difference; variation; difference

2

time passes

1

to move forward; to move on

1

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

8

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

1

to step forward; to take a step forward

4

to get used to hearing

2

something wrapped in a furoshiki

4

storefront; shopfront

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

6

at least; at most; (even) just

4

report; information

3

various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

3