jpdb beta

bowling (esp. tenpin)

1

spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising

4

relatively cheap; relatively inexpensive; on the cheap side; lowish (price)

1

watch store; watchmaker

1

used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

1

local history museum

1

photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook

2

specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product

2

passing through without stopping; passing by

3

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

2

even (e.g. even a child)

1

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

2

to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

1

remaining snow; lingering snow

1

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

2

constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign

2

Orion (constellation); the Hunter

3

three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

right under; directly below; right beneath

2

Orion; Orion (nebula)

1

nebula; galaxy

1

upper left

1

Betelgeuse (star in the constellation Orion); Alpha Orionis

1

Canis Major (constellation); the Greater Dog

1

Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star

1

Canis Minor (constellation); the Lesser Dog

1

Procyon (star in the constellation Canis Minor); Alpha Canis Minoris

1

Winter Triangle (asterism)

1

form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

1

right shoulder

1

Taurus (constellation); the Bull

1

Aldebaran (star in the constellation Taurus); Alpha Tauri

1

extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)

4

Pleiades star cluster

1

Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters

1

star

1

the speed of light

1

light-year

3

many thousands

2

to lean against; to set against

3

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

2

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

1

to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up

1

muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked

1

various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

1

primary school; elementary school; grade school

5

speed (per hour)

1

hating; strongly disliking

1

past tense

1

pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast

2