jpdb beta

as if it were about oneself

1

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

3

manually powered loom; hand loom

1

industrial arts; craft

2

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

1

weaver

4

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

3

arts; crafts; handicrafts

1

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

6

not necessarily so; is not always true

2

son; penis

7

art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

1

to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

4

to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

1

such; this sort of; like this

4

when it becomes; when it comes to

2

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

5

thread; yarn; string

4

practice; practising; training; study

2

age 10

1

twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

2

-years-old

1

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

3

hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight

2

to become possible; to become able to (do)

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

2

to prosper; to flourish

3

seventy; 70

1

old woman

1

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

2

grandmother

1

granddaughter

1

to be opposite; to face each other

2

to age; to grow old

2

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

10

to wipe; to dry

7

taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

1

traditional Japanese treadle-operated tall loom

7

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

7

one machine; one vehicle

2

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

textile manufacturer

1

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

2

wooden; made of wood

1

noise; din

1