jpdb beta

spirit; disposition

3

private; exclusive; secret

1

stamina

2

last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month

3

lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation

2

pachinko parlor; pachinko hall

4

full

6

written description of one's thoughts

1

kiosk

1

Japanese-style confectionary store

1

toll parking lot; toll car park

1

drugstore; pharmacy

5

street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

21

the old town

1

residence; housing; residential building

6

shepherd's song; pastoral poem; pastoral song; pastoral

1

city

3

coating; painting

8

(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly

3

horse's length

1

to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate

2

ladies' bicycle (of a kind often used by housewives, usu. with a basket in front); granny bike

5

to rust; to become rusty

8

cram school; part-time school preparing students for entrance examinations

1

to be erected; to be built

4

sign; mark; flag

2

map

4

unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous

6

handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

3

a certain high school

1

story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial

1

anecdote

3

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

6

familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)

1

row of houses; each house; every house

1

(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest

2

had better do so

3

useless; worthless; absurd; baloney

3

old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

1

green algae

1

water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons

2

sound of water

3

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

3

countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)

1

merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition

2

nameplate; doorplate

5

flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly

3

counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)

7

sunken hearth; sunken fireplace

3

izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks

3