jpdb beta

white thread

1

being very busy; busyness

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

1

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

1

ordering (materials); placing an order; order

1

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

1

elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance

1

store; shop; restaurant

1

to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

1

merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family

1

design; pattern

5

to have an interest (in)

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

proposal; proposition; suggestion

1

feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

2

now; nowadays

5

fireplace; hearth; stove

4

to gather; to collect; to assemble

2

counter for people

1

motif

6

primrose

3

library (usu. single-room); small library

2

indeed; really; truly; very much

2

traditional; conventional

2

furthermore; even more

2

pattern; design

3

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

1

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

1

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate

7

tradition; convention

1

high-ranking; senior

1

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

1

cultivation; refinement; culture; education

1

beautiful woman; (a) beauty

2

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

1

it seems that; as if

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

4

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

2

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

3

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

1

yes; that is so

1

being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

1

among (them); of (them)

1

cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

1

(your) daughter; young woman

1