jpdb beta

merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family

1

proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress

1

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

2

jelly dessert; fruit

1

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1

half day

5

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

1

to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck

1

noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

4

waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

2

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

1

two

3

the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

1

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

1

to vacate; to move out

5

efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

2

the husband of one's elder sister

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

1

to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into

2

threat; intimidation; menace

4

capable of anything; liable to do

1

party; company

2

vacant house; unoccupied house

1

selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary

1

popular song

1

tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables

1

rolling up one's sleeves

2

senior; older; elderly

1

youth; young man

3

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

3

blackmail; extortion; persistent demand

3

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

5

to approach

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

2

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

6

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

4

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

2

to tie one on; to get drunk

1

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

2

edged tool; cutlery

1

piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

1

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)

3

knife; pointed carver

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

5

water jug

2

frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)

2