jpdb beta

seven

2

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

2

wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse

2

mixture; adulteration

1

excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury

1

to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour

1

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

5

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...

1

impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal

1

short sleeves

1

suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly

1

sake barrel; sake cask

1

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

1

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

to have no chance (of succeeding)

1

to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

2

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings

2

slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous

1

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

2

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

1

not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark

1

calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing

1

contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger

1

sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

1

nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened

1

tray

3

drunken person

1

to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can

1

pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop

1

having just started ...

1

to gather in a circle; to form a circle

1

articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well

1

courteous; decorous; polite

1

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head

2

hair whorl

1

wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language

1

little girl

1

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)

1

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

1

two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)

1

the other day; lately; recently

1

to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down

1

noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift

1

and then; and so; and; so then

1

employer's house; master's house

1

special duty

1

inspector; supervisor

1

recommendation; putting in a good word for someone

1