jpdb beta

(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand

2

three sons; third son

2

bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

1

tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot

1

rice field

1

sharing; division; draw; tie

1

origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology

1

common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition

1

large number of people

1

fields (of rice and other crops)

1

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

1

square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface

1

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

2

small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness

1

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

1

eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son

1

succession; inheritance

1

second son

1

helper; assistant; help

1

way of life

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

1

cost of one's food; one's board

1

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

2

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

3

cultivation; refinement; culture; education

2

reading and writing

1

etiquette; courtesy

1

regarding highly; attaching importance to

1

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

7

study; diligence; discount; reduction

2

talent; ability

2

poor; lame; ill-prepared

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

1

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

1

to be embarrassed; to lose face

1

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

2

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

2

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

1

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

6

to lie face-down

1

frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely

1

determination; resolution

2

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

3

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

over one's shoulder

1