jpdb beta

marriage

2

loyal retainer; loyal subject

2

to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)

1

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

1

associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place

2

older sister; elder sister

2

having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

1

power; authority; influence

1

taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains

2

second place

1

seating order; precedence; ranking; rank; position

1

pride; dignity; self-worth

1

second (in a series)

1

comfort; consolation; diversion

1

pride; boast; credit (to)

2

unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted

1

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

4

to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

1

sense of inferiority; one's weak point

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

3

polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention

2

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

2

to revere; to respect; to worship

5

to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for

2

to feel inferior; to feel small

2

to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)

2

husband

7

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

4

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

2

to feel deeply ashamed (of)

1

to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

4

one's house; one's home; one's family

1

to live; to reside; to inhabit

2

decorum; propriety; politeness

1

courteous; decorous; polite

5

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

4

meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

1

to pay attention (to)

1

rage; fury; exasperation; indignation

2

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

mother and child

2

ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over

2

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

3

to jar; to creak; to grate

2

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

4

peerage; court rank

1

count; earl

2

royal castle; imperial castle

15