jpdb beta

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

3

tea house

6

back street; back alley; off-street

3

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

2

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

1

courageously; fearlessly; defiantly; boldly

1

to force one's way; to push through

1

slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down

2

to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)

1

hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

1

therefore; for that reason; so; because of that

1

farmer; farming family; farmhouse

1

flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)

1

to wipe; to dry

1

evening party

1

time; appointed time

1

frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range

1

Tadd; Tad

1

little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)

2

bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)

2

manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling

15

one or two; a few; small number

1

business; trade; operations; sales

2

simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal

1

light eating; spare diet; not eating much

1

vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks

1

discretionary allowance

1

to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear

1

to become hungry

2

rush; charge

1

sixty; 60

1

to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)

1

cook; chef

1

overalls; wrapper; duster; smock

1

hat; cap

1

late at night; at a late hour

1

on one hand; on the other hand

2

a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow

2

arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent

1

late; slowly

1

kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll

2

unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied

2

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

2

easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

1

companion; company; tritagonist

4

empty stomach; hunger

3

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