jpdb beta

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

3

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

1

to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to

1

roaring

16

landowner; landlord; landlady

1

symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

1

3000; three thousand; many

6

four thousand; 4,000

1

place; room; margin; scope

1

at least; at most; (even) just

1

the same amount

1

leaving; accepting

1

cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

1

remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

2

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

2

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

5

like this; in this way; as you see

2

individual; private person; personal; private

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

2

amount of money; sum of money

1

cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required

1

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

2

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

2

like a decent person; human

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

1

town hall

1

registry; registration

2

document; official papers

1

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

2

to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

2

tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

1

opening and shutting

1

going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

1

roadside; wayside

1

thump; clang; clank

1

handcart; wheelbarrow

3

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

4

where to?; whither?

2

rikka; formal style of ikebana

1

ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

1

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

1

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

2

official; civil service

1

Western painting; Western film; Western movie

1

sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food

1

trouble; bother

2

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

6