jpdb beta

townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk

3

all ages to come; all generations; eternity

1

within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area

1

house; building

5

storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown

1

oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed

6

cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily

2

to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone

1

fox hunt; fox hunting

2

beater (on a hunt)

1

to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size

2

bluish; tinged with blue

1

eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth

3

old woman; hag; old bag

1

to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble

1

to comb back; to stroke upward; to smooth up

1

uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise

4

hearsay; rumor; rumour; report

2

to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

2

to appear uneasy; to appear anxious

3

to force one's way through

2

estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition

9

coherence; consistency

1

declaration; profession

2

town mayor

1

buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)

1

eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

7

skirmisher

9

brink; outer edge

4

to water down; to dilute with water

1

lethal dose

2

nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about

1

change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

1

by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus

2

small army force

4

targeting; aiming at a specific target; selective hitting; swinging only at certain types of pitches; having no choice in a move (in mahjong, go, etc.)

3

encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement

1

balancer

1

long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)

2

one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive

4

to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect

4

to move troops forward

4

to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord

2

flock of sheep

1

pastoral; idyllic

4

frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully

1

nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

1

overanxiety; needless worry

3

gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)

4

early detection (of an illness, project risks, etc.); early diagnosis

1