jpdb beta

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

2

to employ; to engage

1

sign; signal; cue

4

pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

7

lamentable; regrettable

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

where?; anywhere

1

strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly

1

bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

1

mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff

2

monetary value

2

bumper crops; year of a full rice harvest

1

coveting; raga (desire)

5

hard to do

1

henchman; follower

1

harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

2

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

4

to speak; to talk; to argue; to manage; to dispose of; to carry through

1

cashbox; income source

2

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

3

knowledge applied to evil purposes

5

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

1

convenient

2

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

6

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

1

to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength

1

boisterous dance

1

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

1

Kariya

1

house for rent; rented house; renting a house

1

three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)

1

no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as

4

to drift along

4

to save; to leave over; to spare

2

quickness; agility; activity

1

optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

7

Nyoigadake

3

(mountain) ridge

1

morning sun; sunrise

2

morning sun

4

rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession

1

hunting

3

Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider); tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court)

1

one's own property; possessions

2

wild boar; wild pig

1

possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally

1

soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)

2

as always; as usual

1

one's house; one's home; one's family

4