jpdb beta

wooden house; frame house (building)

1

garden tree

1

rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled

1

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

1

tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)

1

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

1

television aerial; television antenna

2

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

1

silver (color, colour)

5

feeler; tentacle

3

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

2

big shot; higher-ups

1

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

1

party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

1

peddler; pedlar; hawker

1

unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene

1

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

1

to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

1

Mokuzai Factory

2

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending

1

7000; seven thousand

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

3

at any rate; anyhow

1

the whole country

1

third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

1

(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

1

face; looks; vestiges; trace

1

shepherd; German shepherd

2

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

1

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

1

freelance writer

1

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

weekly publication; weekly magazine

2

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

1

restaurant

1

shipping; shipment; forwarding

2

favorable reception; good reputation; popularity

1

complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective

2

mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory

1

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

1

rich person

1

holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

9

convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)

2

vacant house; unoccupied house

1

loan; lending

2

road maintenance; road improvement

1

some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1