jpdb beta

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

1

need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist

1

the Crown Prince

2

in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

2

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

1

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

2

marriage; wedding

1

penalty for contract breach

1

imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace

5

chalk (mineral); white wall

4

anteroom; antechamber

1

unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

1

on the other hand

1

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

2

reduction by half; halving

1

as one of

1

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

1

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

1

heroine; female protagonist

1

same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category

1

Japanese-style writing desk

3

unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

2

draft; rough copy

1

rough sketch; design; cartoon

3

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

2

first generation; founder

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway

2

to yield to temptation; to succumb

2

to sell over to

2

sincerity; true heart; devotion

2

to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect

1

leaving; accepting

1

to go on reading

1

captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

1

party; gang; company; squad

1

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

1

servant; manservant; menial

1

unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style

1

(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

open-mouthed

1

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

1

pen

1

reading

1

well; in good health; safe; free from accident

1

seal

2

faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

1

to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)

1

boredom; ennui

1