jpdb beta

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

2

excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

1

to look around; to survey

3

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

15

lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

14

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

6

to sweep clean; to brush clean

1

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

2

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

1

(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

1

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

3

long time; many years

2

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

3

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

1

soot

2

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

1

black lustre; black luster

1

diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

1

wiping with a damp cloth

1

in deep black; in jet black

1

East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)

1

gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

2

almost every day; almost daily

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

12

keeping things tidy and in order

1

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

5

age; era; period; date

2

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

5

one's birthplace

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

11

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

2

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

2

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

11

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

7

as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

32

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

1

tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

38

masked palm civet (Paguma larvata); gem-faced civet

2

common raccoon (Procyon lotor)

2

weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)

1

hills and fields; countryside

4

birds and wild animals; wildlife

2

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

13

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

6

praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

12

deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation

1

valuable article; valuables

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

18