jpdb beta

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

1

to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle

1

master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent

8

atelier; studio; workshop

1

beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker

2

painter; artist

1

architect

1

very popular; highly favoured

1

large number of people

1

somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

1

to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

2

tightly; snugly

1

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

1

engineering works; civil engineering; public works

1

occupation; calling; livelihood

1

area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

1

human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem

1

in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with

1

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered

2

beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously

2

mortar; plaster; stucco

1

to paint over heavily; to plaster up

1

outward appearance; looks

2

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)

2

Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

1

kendo hall

1

even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner

1

castle tower; keep; donjon

9

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)

1

familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance

2

design

1

weight

1

to give the stamp of approval

1

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

6

picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction

1

first layer

2

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

1

to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

1

triangle; triangular shape

1

circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)

2

outward appearance; apparent

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

1

awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

1

roof tile

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

1

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

1