jpdb beta

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

1

and so; therefore; for that reason

1

prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

1

citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use

1

king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

10

king

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

2

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

1

to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride

2

substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

1

ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction

2

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

1

man

2

rather; better

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

the throne; the crown

1

spirit of rebellion

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

1

everyday life; daily life

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

1

(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah

1

to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

1

chronic

1

scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage

1

indeed; it's no wonder

2

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

1

to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered

1

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

1

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

4

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on

1

vehement objection; bitter opposition

1

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

2

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

9

torture

1

independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)

1

bull's-eye; the mark

1

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

1

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

1

tension; strain

2

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

1

explanation; interpretation

2

to state; to express; to mention

1

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

2

for example

1

aesthetic appreciation

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

2

pistol; handgun; revolver

1