jpdb beta

tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded

1

to kick over; to kick down

1

profitable plan; good plan

1

clear; pure; noble

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

3

lower floor

1

brink; critical moment

1

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

1

to bud; to sprout

1

to be too late; to be too slow

1

sorting fruit

1

state of the war; war situation

1

to die; to go to heaven

1

gun barrel

1

peashooter

1

to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal

1

revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)

1

Takeichi

1

despondency

1

to finish dyeing

1

all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny

1

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

1

trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick

1

hair's breadth

1

misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful

2

movie; film

1

genuine; authentic; true; real

1

clear; bright; sunny

1

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

1

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

1

brute; savage; fiend

1

after; later

1

taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

1

cluster of trees; grove; thicket

1

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

1

to hold up in one's arms

1

reason for concern

1

Iwasaki

1

trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise

1

unheard-of; unprecedented

1

continuation; succession; series

1

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

very rich person; the super rich

1

Asian people; Orientals

1

naivete; simplicity; innocence

1

to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)

1

sigh of relief

1

one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years

1

rut; wheel track; furrow

1

to run about; to rush about

1