jpdb beta

one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party

2

feudal era police rank

1

Gorouzaemon

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magistrate's office

4

office workers; office staff; clerical staff

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

1

to buy in; to purchase

1

obligation; duty; charge; responsibility

1

Saga (city, prefecture)

3

wholesale rice dealer

5

Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree

17

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

2

castella (type of sponge cake)

1

every month; each month; monthly

2

last day of the month

1

store; shop; restaurant

1

often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

1

to leak; to run out

2

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

2

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

to go; to come

1

well bucket

1

bucket; pail; tub

1

bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper

1

this

1

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

to be the case that

2

to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say

1

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

wooden framework

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

3

incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

1

metal fittings; metal fixtures

1

rust

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

4

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

3

baby; infant

1

younger sister

3

village

11

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

1

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

1

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

1

to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start

1

ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll up, roll up!

1

to show

1