jpdb beta

to start for home; to head for home; to make for home

1

defense of one's country; defence of one's country

1

counter for temples

1

pond

1

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

4

Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)

1

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

subcenter (of a large city) (subcentre); urban subcenter

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

7

Kishibojinmae

1

walking; going on foot

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

9

private house

1

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

5

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

4

walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring

1

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

7

edge of the eaves; house frontage

1

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

2

Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

1

bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan

1

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

2

concrete-block wall

1

roadside; wayside

1

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open

1

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

4

snail; cochlea

1

to get wet

2

stray cat; alley cat

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

9

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

2

rainy weather

1

pedestrian traffic

1

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

2

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

1

umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

4

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

14

raindrop

1

mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)

1

Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

1

middle period; medium-term

1

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

9

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

9

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

2

producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other

1

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

2

mother

10

acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase

2

father

5

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

3