jpdb beta

how much

2

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

11

capacity; volume

4

cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

3

harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross

5

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

4

rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint

1

encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending

3

inner wall

12

ramification; branching off

2

store; shop

1

to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion

5

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

15

walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring

2

many; a multiplicity of

2

little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

5

kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

1

bedrock

5

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

7

hollow; cavity; dent; depression

6

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

8

secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books

4

bibliography (list of books by an author or on a subject); bibliography (history or description of books); book

1

catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift

2

rare book

1

unusual book

1

(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary

4

relics; relic

1

treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear

1

dilettante; person of fantastic taste

1

well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few

2

tradition; legend; folklore

25

antiquity; ancient times

15

bookstore; bookshop

1

old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book

4

paperback

1

old magazines

1

suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly

5

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

3

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

2

in history; ever; historical

1

the oldest

2

printed book

1

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

7

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

1

white beard

1

old soldier; veteran; old hand

1

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

3

secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller

6