jpdb beta

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

2

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

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

23

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

1

therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason

1

hair (on the head)

12

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

1

deep blue; navy blue

1

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

9

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

5

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers

18

house; one's house; one's home; one's family

8

relief; peace of mind

4

(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts

1

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

7

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

4

name; given name; first name

4

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

52

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

22

rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple

1

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

6

to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap

1

200; two hundred

2

turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements

3

sunlight

1

both; both sides; both parties

2

charging (electrically); electrification

4

fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

25

rucksack; knapsack; backpack

1

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

10

to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself

1

fist

5

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

2

load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

2

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

3

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

7

to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

10

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

20

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

7

each other; one another

4

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

10

one by one; one after another; successively

1

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

2

feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

1

if

1

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

6