jpdb beta

loom; weaving machine

1

triple murder

1

nature of one's position

1

scolding; telling-off; talking-to; dressing-down

1

explanation of a picture; explanation by means of pictures; explanation (of an incident, one's reasoning, etc.); unravelling (a mystery)

1

visiting a temple for another

1

half the amount

1

honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

1

to make a name for oneself; to achieve success

1

lidded; covered; container with a lid

1

rear tenement

1

cooked beans

1

basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel

1

old age; oncoming age

1

À bout de souffle (French film, 1959); Breathless

1

to become pregnant

1

to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless

1

burglary; burglar; closet

1

to arrest; to apprehend

1

very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring

1

good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman

1

treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier

1

the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one

1

sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless

1

lower floor

1

vague; unclear; elusive; hazy

1

sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared

1

treatment; therapy; cure

1

suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant

1

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow

1

to keep a house; to run a household

1

(dead) end; end of the line

1

to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

capture; arrest

1

drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears

1

to hang oneself; to strangle oneself

1

trash; garbage; junk

1

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

1

finally; in the end; on top of all that

1

adjournment

1

do ...

1

jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)

1

to worry; to fret; to get anxious

1

to guess; to estimate

1

for a long time

1

white

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

1

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

1

cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach

1