jpdb beta

straw sandals

2

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

7

four o'clock

3

narrow-gauge railway; light railway

1

train; electric train

4

deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end

2

to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

1

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

2

question; query

1

orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course

3

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

11

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

8

good grief

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

4

2.44 miles

4

return; coming back

5

national highway

3

along

2

near; nearby; not far off

1

side of the road; roadside

1

coast; beach

6

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

3

quarry; stone pit

20

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

15

soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

5

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

4

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

18

folding screen

1

westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun

1

bright red; bright

2

dim; gloomy

2

hat; cap

5

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

4

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

3

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

5

this (very thing); this precisely

3

to approach; to draw near

3

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

2

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

7

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

5

invisibly; secretly; privately

5

to pile up; to accumulate

2

hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone

1

soon; momentarily; before long; any time now

2

paper

21

(not) one

5

to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome

2

great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

6

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

6