jpdb beta

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

4

stare; gaze; fixation

15

to take away; to carry away

2

excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem

2

in great numbers

4

being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation

2

younger; junior

5

innocent; simple-minded

4

merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling

2

to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

1

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

16

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

8

right end; right edge

2

indigo blue

9

imperial grandchild or descendant

2

so much

13

famous; well-known; renowned; your name

3

best; greatest; first

5

every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of

1

historical fact

5

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

17

folding one's arms; being idle

11

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

6

to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

5

we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

25

how old?; what age?

4

year of one's birth; one's birth year

1

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

20

hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm)

1

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

2

five o'clock

1

cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging

3

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

7

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

4

floorboard

1

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

1

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

1

to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over

4

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

7

northern pintail (Anas acuta)

7

tail and feathers

10

land near a castle; castle town

8

wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity

4

to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)

1

bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine

2

white smoke

11

only; sole; unique

6

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

4

very; greatly; exceedingly

3

disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity

2