jpdb beta

roughneck

1

the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way

1

to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

1

opinion; view; comment

10

net; netting; web

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

to lose face; to disgrace oneself

1

completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

1

orders; instructions; directive; command

1

leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)

2

yawn; yawning

3

commercial spirit

1

tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable

1

nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

1

money

2

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

2

slow of speech; prudent

1

to incline one's head

2

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

2

gun; cannon; artillery

4

casting; founding; minting

3

military system; military organization; military organisation

2

reform; reformation; reorganization

1

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

1

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

4

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

1

to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay

1

to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke

1

mathematical principle; mathematics; arithmetic; figures; accounts

1

in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

3

wherein; therein; thereinto

11

pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

2

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

2

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

5

to give mouth; to bark

1

summer

2

Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)

2

800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

1

details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement

1

oh; ah; I'll be darned

2

geisha; (arch.) kabuki actor (esp. a young actor); (arch.) someone accomplished in the arts

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

2

short love song (popular in late Edo period)

4

the one thing that is well-remembered

1

extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot

1

loud laughter; roaring with laughter

1

haughty

4

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

2

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

3