jpdb beta

pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft

6

made in Japan; Japanese-made

1

heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun

1

short and stout; small but wide around

2

nostalgia; homesickness

1

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

2

agricultural land; farmland

1

cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation

1

used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

1

dust

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

1

in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

1

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

1

fuel

1

right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

1

emphasis-adding particle

4

family; members of a family

1

to jest; to joke

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

3

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

1

comfortable retirement

1

pride

1

Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan

1

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

4

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

1

quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

1

to happen to pass by

1

to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own

1

one's old bones; old man

1

whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod

2

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

2

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

1

fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor

1

to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

1

horseback; riding

5

control

1

inexpert or untrained eyes

1

(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

2

to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

1

frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly

1

these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

1

to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver

1

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

1

envy

1

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

1

horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse

3

stable; barn

2

mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly

1