jpdb beta

to be discouraged; to shrink from

2

hard worker; hardworking person

1

tragic but brave; heroic; grim

1

loyal retainer; loyal subject

3

recently; lately; these days

2

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

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.)

1

threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

1

the other day; lately; recently

3

every night

3

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

1

to regret

2

charcoal dealer

1

your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

8

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

6

to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

1

dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless

4

to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

3

dancing; dance

4

to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

1

petty official

1

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

2

what kind of business; what sort of matter

1

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort

4

of all things (people, places, days, etc.)

1

extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off

8

the place for; the time for; the level of

1

continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration

4

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

5

lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child

2

trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

9

partition; division; discrimination; partiality; reserve; distance (in a relationship)

3

what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels

1

to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

1

to collide; to clash

2

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

2

to be like-minded; to have the same goal

1

precisely because

11

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

1

to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize

2

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

2

result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following

4

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

1

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

5

price; cost; value; worth; value

11

another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very

16

incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

a second time; again; once more; twice

1