jpdb beta

a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family

6

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

6

to be worried; to be troubled

2

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

2

the shogunate period; the days of the shogunate regime

1

(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

4

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

3

closing years of the Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji Restoration (1850s-1860s); Bakumatsu and Meiji Restoration

2

to arrive; to come to pass

1

forwarding; sending on; redirecting (e.g. mail); deadheading (e.g. train); (train) returning to the station

1

self-; from (a time or place)

3

government forces; loyalist army

2

shogunate army

1

to make use of; to use (money) for; to lend (money); to advance (e.g. a loan); to accommodate (someone) with

1

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

2

to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

2

commanding officer

2

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

1

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular

4

both; (not) either

1

anus; asshole; arsehole

1

to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate

2

favor; patronage; being partial to; paying special attention to

1

declining fortunes

1

to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

1

foundation; basis

1

oakum; tow

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

9

manual piecework done at home

1

amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

1

making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age; spending one's old age in comfort; Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)

1

gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money

4

mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal

5

unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness

4

focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint

1

atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; reappearance; atavism

1

grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man

3

original; novel; new

3

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)

3

to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)

2

practical; realistic; pragmatic

1

branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue

3

abstract

1

commerce; trade; business

1

cargo; freight; money or assets

3

(ship) cargo; freight

1

to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind

4

in the end; finally; after all; ultimately

6

charter

1