jpdb beta

fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp

1

tobacco tray

1

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

1

not one

1

trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess

2

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

2

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

1

let's do it; I (we) are going to do it

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

1

(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey

1

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

1

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

2

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

(divine) punishment; curse; retribution

1

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

2

to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)

1

prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees

1

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

2

Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)

1

stationery shop; a stationer

1

bride

2

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

1

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

1

to keep watch; to stand guard

1

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

7

somehow; for some reason (or other)

1

months (period of)

7

for many days

1

to shed tears

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not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails

1

to comfort; to console; to amuse

1

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

2

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

4

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

2

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

1

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

1

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

1

handcart; wheelbarrow

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

1

customer; client; patron

1

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

1

a certain ...

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street corner

2

utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole

1

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

1

having said that; on the other hand

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this month

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next month

3

every month; each month; monthly

1