jpdb beta

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

1

royal family

4

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

1

running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood

5

the late; the deceased

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

2

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

3

(present) head of a family

1

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

to pass (of time); to elapse

1

queen; female champion

5

right of succession; right to the throne

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

2

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

1

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

1

the throne; the crown

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

1

victory celebration party; victory banquet

2

consolation party (held after failure or defeat)

2

toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom

2

to vomit; to spit out

3

many; numerous; various; large number of

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

1

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

1

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

1

lively; merry; gay

1

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

3

horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter

1

to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

1

fake smile; false smile

1

this is why; this means; it is the case that

2

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

long visit; overstaying

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

2

excuse; explanation

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

1

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

10

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

2

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

1

pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

1

to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

3

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

2

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

1

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

4

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

1

pocket

2