jpdb beta

adopted daughter; foster daughter

1

present; gift

8

money lender; financier

1

feeling of envy; jealous feeling

2

older sister; elder sister

16

lack of relation (to); independence (of)

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

7

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

7

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

3

Lazard

4

muddy water; red-light district

1

to drink up; to drain (cup)

3

heart

1

to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own

1

to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

1

taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration

1

agency; intermediation

1

love passionately; ardent love; devotion

7

second; number two; runner-up

1

two times; twice; two degrees

5

congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder

3

to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

4

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

1

ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)

2

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

8

decorations; offerings; mere window dressing

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

1

to like; to love; to be fond of

2

middle class; bourgeoisie

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

3

talent; ability

6

error; mistake; slip; bug

1

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

1

high class; noble

8

to gather together

2

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

20

on the occasion of; at the time of

2

Ariane

3

guidance

3

thread; yarn; string

5

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

5

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

2

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

6

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

1

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

3

smile

1

five o'clock

6

to become hungry

2