jpdb beta

millstone; mortar

1

to bite off

2

to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)

3

thief; robber

1

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

2

stir; commotion; noise

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

2

falling asleep in one's clothes; lying down to nap; crashing out

2

to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)

1

oof; ough; ulp

1

to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face

1

to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)

1

to wrap up

3

to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)

1

to the end; to the last

4

to cut; to slit; to slash

1

son; penis

1

enough about ...

1

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

2

to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door

1

crime; criminal act; offence; offense

1

to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea

1

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

1

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker

3

to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)

1

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

2

street at night; making a night journey

1

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

1

to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with

1

guiltless; innocent

1

to wash away; to rinse off

1

to stare back at; to look back at

1

during imprisonment; while in jail

2

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

1

new yen (issued in 1946 to fight inflation)

2

to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew

1

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

6

yen (currency of Japan); circle

2

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

food situation

1

day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by

1

national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)

1

(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses

1

price increase; rise in price; wage increase

1

band of robbers; gang of thieves

1

Kataoka Nizaemon (1944.3-)

1

food; foodstuff

1

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate

1