jpdb beta

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

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powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

2

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

2

noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

1

(present) head of a family

1

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

2

help; assistance; service

1

best time to see

1

to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

1

completely; not at all

1

to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to

2

to see; to look; to watch; to try to

2

chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

1

bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan

1

being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something

1

to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

2

exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness

1

prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

book; volume

2

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

2

all; everything

1

youngest daughter

1

to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

2

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

3

husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

1

now; nowadays

1

university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree

3

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

1

second line of a four-line Chinese poem

1

Ministry of Revenue (Tang-dynasty China)

1

vice-minister; undersecretary

1

job; work; duties; trade; skill

1

individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)

1

it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...

1

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

3

prank; practical joke

2

mixed; mingled

1

to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive

1

public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior

1

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question

1

of late; lately; this part; this point; here

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast

1

to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed

1

beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

3

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

1

every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

4

where to?; whither?

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