jpdb beta

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

1

with a friendly grin; smilingly

2

contest; comparison; competition

1

look, look!; there, there!

1

to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)

1

overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

4

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)

1

book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook

1

shade of a tree; bower

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

1

side of the road; roadside

1

Kusaba

2

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

1

sitting in a circle

1

huh!; oh; wow; I see

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

3

cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet

1

silkworm (Bombyx mori)

1

second; number two; runner-up

1

bare shoulder

1

scar

1

calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

1

to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!

2

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

1

tail (of an animal); tail end; tip

1

to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets

1

to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

1

proper; respectable; decent; honest

1

governor of a feudal domain (1869-1871)

1

grave; gravesite; tomb

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

2

selfishness; self-interest

1

thud

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

to leave unfinished; to abandon

1

to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)

1

participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryō system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor

1

a long time ago; in those days

1

non-commissioned officer; low-ranking samurai (Edo period)

1

unlucky

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

1

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

1

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

1

Takeda

1

new government; new administration

1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

2

freedom; liberty

1