jpdb beta

mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress

32

by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through

1

to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

4

nectar

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

1

common; usual

1

consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

2

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

5

middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

1

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

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

4

eavesdropping

3

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

2

loud voice

2

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

1

to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

1

seventy; 70

3

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

2

long sleeves

2

dungaree (fabric)

1

cream (colour, color)

1

tennis shoes

1

cotton gloves; working gloves

4

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

3

made of metal

1

to water (a plant, a flower etc.)

1

one by one; one each; one at a time

2

elegance; refinement; grace; aroma

1

respect; honour; honor

4

pre-war days; before the war

3

peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy

2

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

10

to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse

1

zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group

1

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

2

weak; delicate; sickly

2

postwar period; period after Second World War

3

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

3

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

2

relative; relation

1

management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

2

taking part (in planning); participation

2

making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)

2

to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)

2

also called

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

4

personal asset

1

capital; funds; seed money; asset

1

imperial family; royalty

1

(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area

5