jpdb beta

mailbag

1

gaiters; leggings; puttees

1

straw sandals

1

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

2

cart; wagon

5

coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

2

mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items

3

the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess

2

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

2

to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way

1

one edge; one end; one side

1

back; behind; rear

2

heave-ho (chant when doing heavy work)

1

to cheer; to jeer; to mock

2

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

1

to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

1

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

9

engine

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

6

door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity

9

folding one's arms

2

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

3

to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

2

good evening

1

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

1

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

3

ashamed

1

downcast look

1

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

4

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

2

porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice

8

to have a talk; to tell a story

9

aftertaste; later (in line or in turn, etc.)

1

pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

4

rightly or wrongly; by all possible means

1

to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

3

at any cost; at any price; at any expense

1

to do so; to do thus

4

oneself; myself

1

ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it

1

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

2

road; highway

6

one after another; in rapid succession

3

(with) only the clothes one happens to wear

2

large two-wheeled wagon

2

household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods

2