jpdb beta

towering; astonishingly high

1

to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip

1

valley

19

corner; nook

1

umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

1

paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella

2

plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off

5

talented person; clever person

1

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

13

group leader

3

pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining

3

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

2

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

5

17; seventeen

2

male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)

1

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

1

strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor

1

whatever

2

to cut out; to clip from; to extract

1

anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation

10

for a while; for some time; for a period

2

to be silent; to say nothing

17

as (somebody) says

3

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

2

and yet; though; when; in spite of

4

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

1

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

5

bookkeeping; bookkeeper

1

foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person

1

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

1

Japan

2

coast; beach

1

in all directions

1

to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist

1

coward

1

government; administration

1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

3

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

7

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

2

gun; cannon; artillery

1

gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

12

Saeki

4

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

3

foreign country

3

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

2

smith; blacksmith

2

inspection; examination; survey

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

5

silk

3