jpdb beta

silent; mute; dumb

2

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

1

tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

1

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

9

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

6

distinction; differentiation; classification

1

Yoshida

46

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

22

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

11

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

2

a few years later

1

father

19

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

1

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

8

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

5

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

16

(one's) late father

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

5

one's second wife

3

at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

1

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

9

to expel; to drive out

1

attic; loft

4

to live; to reside; to inhabit

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

8

dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

1

wooden shoes; clogs

1

to give by tossing or throwing

1

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

2

drawing water

1

fire; flame; blaze

4

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

8

cooking; kitchen work

1

washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

5

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

2

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

2

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

2

hard luck; misfortune

1

(one's) life

3

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

6

to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

1

looks; features

2

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

4

to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)

2

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

3

straggling hair

2