jpdb beta

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

5

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

2

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)

4

to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight

1

to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

1

immoral

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

6

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

1

double life

1

(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

1

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

3

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

oh, yes?; really?

1

gossip; corner of the mouth

1

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

1

stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously

1

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious

1

disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

4

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

1

throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)

1

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

1

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

1

secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom

4

shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

1

chastity; virtue; fidelity

5

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

2

love affair

1

to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly

1

hating; strongly disliking

1

to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

10

to cast down one's eyes

5

by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

1

20 years old

2

doctor; physician

1

behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct

1

to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

4

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

1

weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health

1

to survive; to live long

1

legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress

3

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

2