jpdb beta

how; in what way; how about; questionable

2

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

2

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

9

long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

2

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

1

oh!; oh?; my!

6

flower bed

8

blooming in each season

1

rose

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

14

someone; somebody

3

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

7

thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

1

to watch over; to watch attentively

2

and then; and so; and; so then

12

was

6

every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person

3

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

1

tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity

4

fate; chance; relationship; tie

2

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

8

ordinary; in the past; usual; regular

2

to employ; to hire (a servant)

1

faint; swoon

6

to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do

1

daddy; father; husband

1

your husband; her husband

2

eccentric; crank; oddball

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

2

win; victory

2

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

2

advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist

1

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

3

lever

3

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

2

female private parts; female genitals

1

to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

3

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

2

plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception

1

second line of a four-line Chinese poem

3

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

9

else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides

2

defense; defence; defensive preparations

1

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

4

to like; to prefer

4

to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

1

who

3

intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)

4