jpdb beta

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

wanderer

1

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

4

dialect; provincialism

3

very interesting; of great interest

1

cross mark; demerit mark; an X

1

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

4

Ostrov Kunashir (island)

1

(one's) pay; wages

1

just a little

1

used article (esp. clothes)

1

cloth bag

2

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

2

red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)

4

knife; pointed carver

4

threatening

1

Saikatsu

5

factory boat (ship); floating cannery

1

independent fishing boat

1

harbour; harbor; port

2

sentiment; feeling

1

rhythmical; well-paced

1

overwork; strain

2

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

2

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

1

cotton gloves; working gloves

2

tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

2

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

2

clapper

2

sleepiness; drowsiness

1

to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen

3

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

1

disapproval; disagreement

2

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

3

skilled worker; skilled labour

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

1

(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

1

skill; dexterity; proficiency

1

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

2

basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...

1

minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small

2

lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

1

work clothes; business suit

1

women's work pants

1

child

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

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

1

parchment paper

1

inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

1

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

3