jpdb beta

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

5

what

4

wickedness; evil; wicked person

2

rainy night

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

6

tedium; boredom; ennui

1

small talk; chat; gossip

4

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

8

to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank

1

having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

1

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

4

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

7

why; how

17

sea route

2

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

5

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

13

small country

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

2

diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth

1

diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth

2

to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate

1

retainer; retinue; servant

11

to bring up; to foster; to rear

1

irregularity; anomaly

1

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

9

meaning; significance; sense

4

family; members of a family

1

unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

8

brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating

2

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

4

nothing but; none other than

1

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

1

all; everything

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

7

poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency

1

gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

2

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

3

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

5

hard to get; hard to come by

1

steady; sound; reliable; solid

2

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

4

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

3

to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot

1

back; behind; rear

36

shoji (paper sliding door)

5

to close; to shut

2

winter

2

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

4

awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

3