jpdb beta

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

1

worship; adoration; admiration; cult

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

8

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

3

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

3

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

3

the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

1

treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

1

a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)

3

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

1

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

3

stopping one night

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

1

seeing one off; farewell; escort

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

2

next day

2

fishing stand; small portable stand that can be assembled quickly; stand used to transport people or things (Edo period)

2

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

1

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

6

haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)

1

relative; relation; kin

1

representative

1

to state; to express; to mention

2

thanks; gratitude

2

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

12

the said family; the same family

1

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

2

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

7

to cater to another's wish; to accommodate; to be agreeable

1

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

6

after that; afterwards; thereafter

8

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

6

private conversation

2

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

1

to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

2

private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside

2

way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout

1

way of speaking; intimation

2

marriage proposal; marriage talks

21

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

3

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

4

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

1

bitter

2

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

13

difficult to ...; hard to ...

5

group leader

4

Shuzen

82

folding one's arms

1