jpdb beta

teacup

1

profit; earnings

3

monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō

4

price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee

8

to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf

2

or; otherwise

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

3

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

3

childhood friend; old playmate

1

mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

15

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

4

discreet; modest; cautious

1

adoration; admiration; devotion

1

test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation

4

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

1

(one's) self; oneself

1

whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod

1

to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)

2

to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest

1

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

5

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

3

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

2

one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

1

staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord)

1

to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps

1

attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack

6

under the orders of; by order (command)

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

15

great cause; moral law; justice

2

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

2

selfishness; selfish motive

4

collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

2

house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)

1

temporary extra work

1

to order; to command; to appoint

1

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting

1

Tosashimizu (city)

1

fishing village

1

fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul

1

solitary island

1

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

2

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

3

whaling ship

2

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

3

ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman

5

work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out

1

English conversation; school for English conversation

1

to make a splash; to evoke a response; to meet with a reaction

1

Kaisei

1

school

2