jpdb beta

two ken (approx. 3.6m)

2

sailcloth; canvas

2

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

land reclamation; land fill

1

continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)

6

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

2

Minatoshi

1

borrowing; debt; loan

3

to publish a book; to put out a book

1

considerably; greatly; a lot

3

next or adjoining room

7

daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute

4

midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year

2

giving alms (to monks or the poor); almsgiving

1

port city; harbor city; harbour city

3

paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble

4

red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions

1

abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food

5

15th day of the month; 15 days

3

settlement day

1

satin

4

reprocessed goods

2

factory worker; craftsman; artisan

12

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

5

protection; repellent

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

2

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

1

shipwright; boatbuilder

1

labor cost; charge; wages; pay

1

to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other

1

dock; thorough physical examination

7

program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta

1

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine

3

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

3

might is right; history is written by the victors

1

thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

1

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

1

to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick

1

falling petals

1

loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change

3

manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost

3

place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed

3

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

8

after rain

1

pockmark

1

earthworm; worm

3

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

15

lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch

4