jpdb beta

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

1

safety; security

2

older brother; elder brother

3

advanced age; senility

1

timid; fainthearted

3

worry; anxiety; concern

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

2

again and again; repeatedly

1

slight; thin; on the weak side

1

as anyone can see

1

to mistake (A for B); to misread

1

dark blue

1

jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

1

gently; airily; fluffily

1

chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table

1

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

1

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

1

sociable

1

diplomatic

2

to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down

4

vivid; striking

1

such; like that; in that way

1

to cease; to stop; to be over

3

to complete decisively; to do to completion

2

to feel as though ...

1

late at night

1

to lie face-down

1

bedside; near one's pillow

1

to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

1

ticklish; embarrassing

1

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed

2

to frolic about; to mess around

1

in its entirety; whole

1

apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

1

to overdo; to do too much

1

lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)

1

evil god

5

settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony

1

final; eventual; ultimate

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

1

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

1

innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

1

oral; verbal; spoken; parol

1

only; nothing but

1

listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing

3

everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes

1

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

1

return; welcome home

1

companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler

1

moderate

1