jpdb beta

to lose one's way; to get lost

1

cook; chef; cock; tap; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)

1

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

1

from where

1

village

3

I; me

1

ash; ashes

9

large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

3

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

3

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

8

handling one's workmen

1

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

2

favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction

1

last year

2

to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)

5

he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing

2

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

6

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)

7

coal

16

to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn

1

thrift; economy; frugality

2

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

2

to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

18

fireplace; hearth; stove

7

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

60

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

4

glass; pane

8

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

12

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

4

mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging

2

bucket; pail

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

46

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

21

benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

2

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

17

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

6

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

8

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

1

pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

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without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

1

quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly

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to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

10

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

1

you; hubby; dearie

6

rich person; wealthy person

1

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

2

kitchen; financial situation; finances

29

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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