jpdb beta

older sister; elder sister

5

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

2

rim; brim; edge; brink

3

oleaster (any plant of genus Elaeagnus); silverberry (US)

1

to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

2

to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

1

meeting; greeting; welcome

1

I; me; you; manservant

3

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

3

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

8

question; query

2

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

1

famous; fame

1

professor; teaching; instruction

1

occasionally; now and then; from time to time

3

door; entrance; gateway

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

1

intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly

2

husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

1

don't you think?; indicates question

5

pebble

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

1

Zushi

1

miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors

1

issue; offspring; paternal blood

1

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

3

powerful family

1

wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

3

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

1

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

2

approximate age; age range

1

intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street

4

rickshaw; jinrikisha

2

accomplice; cohort

1

simply; merely; only; solely

1

April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

1

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

2

child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

2

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

2

bachelor's life; life of a bachelor

1

3000; three thousand; many

1

four thousand; 4,000

1

increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

1

at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

1