jpdb beta

great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

2

deva and naga; heavenly dragon

1

hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence

1

yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)

1

growing thick

1

Suwa

1

fish

6

people; citizens; subjects; folk

1

the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))

1

to bear fruit; to ripen

1

village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown

2

not only ... but also; also

1

mulberry (tree)

1

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

1

silkworm (Bombyx mori)

1

deed; act; work; performance

1

light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car

26

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

12

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

2

tempo

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

I appreciate your efforts

2

dealing with; coping with

4

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

36

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

5

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

4

branch; subdivision

2

independence; self-reliance

1

opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services

6

one-way (trip); one-way ticket

1

service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement

3

even number

1

up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route

1

odd number

1

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route

1

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

1

senior high school; high school

10

senior high school student

9

good luck; fortune

1

news; word; tidings; omen

2

messenger; envoy; emissary

1

welcome; reception

5

demise

1

boys and girls

1

to spread; to be propagated

4

to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished

2

family restaurant

1

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

6