jpdb beta

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

1

source of river; fountainhead

1

going downstream (in a boat)

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

1

third day of the month; three days

2

red

1

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

2

early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning

1

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

1

running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

5

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

1

to pitch camp

1

second floor; upstairs

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

1

established practice; custom

2

Monday

1

parade

5

already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)

1

familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by

1

mascot; poster boy; poster girl; brand ambassador

1

fireworks

1

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

1

to dress up

1

music

1

to dance

1

regular customer; general audience; general public

3

to be conspicuous; to stand out

1

erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary

2

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

1

making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

1

escalation

1

or; either ... or ...

2

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

1

sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

1

to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it

1

worst-ever; history's worst

1

uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided

1

Elan

5

collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

2

dozens; scores of; decades

1

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

1

every place; various places

2

frequent occurrence

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

1

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

1

to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)

1

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

1

well-known; noted; celebrated

2