jpdb beta

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

25

to get information; to find out; to get wind of

1

sluice gate; water gate; flood gate

9

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

3

quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil

3

lifestyle; way of life

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

17

eastern gate

8

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

1

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

1

manor; demesne

7

holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

5

200; two hundred

5

to build; to construct

6

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

7

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

3

se (Japanese unit of area equal to 30 tsubo, approx. 99.174 m.sq.)

2

to make; to manufacture

7

dense planting

3

gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad

1

passing through; through passage

2

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

5

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

12

poisonous snake; poisonous serpent

1

in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly

1

diameter

21

along

3

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

13

in addition; besides

4

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

16

perfect; complete; flawless

3

bold; daring; audacious

2

never; not at all

2

every day

4

how many hours?

9

to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood

1

word for word; one word

1

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

4

off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

1

to grow old; to age

6

gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor

15

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

6

ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large

1

every evening; night after night

1

loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling

1

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

8

broad daylight

2

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

18

townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family

1

after death

9