jpdb beta

parent and child

2

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

3

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

10

Kassandra

8

suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up

4

vanguard; advance guard

1

evidence; proof

5

family crest

1

loyal retainer; loyal subject

1

to prowl after; to keep watch on

1

remarkably; noticeably

1

and; as well as

1

fine; penalty

2

to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

3

one's home; one's house

2

work; labor; labour; toil

4

to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)

2

one's parents' home

1

what nationality

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

2

document; official papers

3

bundle; bunch; sheaf

2

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

2

17; seventeen

1

impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions

1

-years-old

1

to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth

1

yearned for; longed for; missed

1

to tighten; to press hard

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

2

tooth

1

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

1

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

2

large-scale

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

1

convenient

1

small number; few; minority

1

foster mother; adoptive mother

2

Nicolaus; Nikolaus

4

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

5

to do for (the sake of someone else)

2

helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

2

to be reminded of; to call to mind

3

as planned

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

5

satisfactory; decent

4

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

1

capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive

1

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

2

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

1