jpdb beta

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

1

external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)

1

authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert

4

symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation

2

and (also); both ... and; as well as

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

2

august visit; arrival

1

gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryō system)

2

to raise (one's voice)

2

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

2

creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

2

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

2

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

2

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

9

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

1

carpet; rug; runner

5

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

5

both sides

3

Imperial Guards

1

in a row; in a line

3

in the same way; like; likewise; similarly

8

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

to part left and right; to open out

1

deep inside; innermost place

1

even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage

5

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

4

throne

10

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

1

to decorate; to display

1

to sit (down)

3

largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger

2

snugly; cosily; compactly

1

to make a profit

2

to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

20

exaggerated; overblown; overdone

1

commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing

3

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

1

to come back

10

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

11

people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)

1

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

2

in proportion to; according to; depending on

1

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

6

to smile broadly; to grin widely

1

as always; as usual

10

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

1

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

1