jpdb beta

gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting

2

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

3

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

2

fourth day of the month; four days

1

cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

to be at a loss; to be in a corner

1

reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)

1

moment by moment; hour by hour

1

famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address

2

top hundred; hundred best

3

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

1

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

1

Biwako Canal

1

along

1

row of cherry trees (lining a street)

1

walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring

3

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

3

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

2

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

1

Eikan era (983.4.15-985.4.27)

1

south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles

1

Zen temple

1

well-known; noted; celebrated

1

shrines and temples

1

being dotted with; being scattered

1

traditional; conventional

1

to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live

1

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

local residents

2

zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

1

environmental conservation

1

waterworks bureau; water department

1

devoted; self-sacrificing

1

preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

1

early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

1

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

1

autumn; fall

1

autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

1

from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season

1

citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

6

eccentric

1

whatever (the case may be)

2

tradition; convention

1

back light; backlight; backlite; backup light

1

currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air

1