jpdb beta

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

4

samurai; warrior; military family

2

diligent; industrious

1

sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising

1

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

1

loom

1

to weave

1

sewing; needlework; embroidery

1

(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

5

washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break

1

fray; frayed spot

1

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

1

general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

6

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

2

to comb one's hair

1

bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot

1

to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten

1

(face) powder

1

(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

1

wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse

2

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

weak point; unskillfulness

1

hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting

3

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

3

to worry

1

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

3

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

3

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

1

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

2

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

2

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

2

straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)

2

(United States of) America; USA

1

winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan

1

without a moment's delay

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

rice bran

2

toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often

1

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

6

wet through; drenched

1

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

1

lime; quicklime; caustic lime

1

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

1

filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)

1

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

1

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

1

food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply

1