jpdb beta

laundry; the washing

1

eaves; edge of the eaves

1

to shake; to sway; to waver

3

lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life

2

scene; spectacle; sight; view

1

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

2

prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land

1

palatial residence; stately mansion

1

high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block

1

top floor

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

4

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

1

to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

1

extreme; extremity

1

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

1

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

8

arcade (street)

4

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

middle and old age

1

shopper; customer

6

to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred

1

intimacy; affection; familiarity

1

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

5

comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

1

(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha

1

storefront; shopfront

1

sampling a drink; tasting

1

grocery store; dealer in dried goods

1

hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried

1

to attempt; to test; to try out

1

sole of the foot

1

electronic massager; mechanical massager; massager; massaging tool; vibrator

1

ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement

1

colorful; colourful

1

pretty; charming; lovely; adorable

2

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open

1

handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate

1

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

1

compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case

1

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

1

packing; wrapping

2

film

1

bouquet

6

bucket; pail

1

price; value; cost

4

foodstuff; groceries

1

miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries

1