jpdb beta

surroundings; environs; circumference

26

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

8

hey there; I say; see here

6

wise; clever; smart

6

meanwhile; in the meantime

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

9

to collapse into; to flop onto

8

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

10

to sit down

4

trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

Badin (Pakistan)

14

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

7

breath; breathing; tone; mood

21

to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

1

seems; I guess

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

24

and yet; though; when; in spite of

10

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

6

making a strange face; strange face

1

older brother; elder brother

6

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

to be able to manage somehow or another

4

discouragement; disappointment

1

I; me; you; manservant

222

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

1

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

13

senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

2

hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)

1

oil paper; oiled paper

1

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

1

in succession; one by one

16

to remove; to eliminate

3

cover; lid; cap

5

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

18

six; 6

21

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

10

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

1

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

2

salt water; brine

1

smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.

2

made of metal

1

cylinder

5

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

3

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

13

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

3

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

45

to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

2

opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad

1