jpdb beta

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

1

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

1

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

1

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)

1

from the beginning; from scratch

1

to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion

2

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

6

remote region; frontier (district); border(land)

3

Japanese domestic

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

2

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

(having) ups and downs

1

sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

electricity; (electric) light

1

water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway

1

half day

1

ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

1

prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited

1

word; vocabulary

1

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

taking advantage of (a convenient situation)

1

parents; both parents

2

few days

1

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

1

ten years; decade

1

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

1

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

1

society; public; community; social studies

1

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

2

one's parents' home

1

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

1

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

3

tall (of a person)

1

beast; brute; animal

1

wild boar; wild pig

1

senior high school; high school

1

company; corporation; workplace

1

fact; truth; reality

2

culture shock

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

father

4

relative; relation

1

to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

1

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

1

spontaneous; voluntary

1