jpdb beta

dessert; desert

4

work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of

1

parchment

3

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

1

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

2

troops; group members; team members; SDF officials

1

practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot

1

different mother

1

distant relative

1

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

1

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

2

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

2

castle gate

2

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

1

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

2

plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

1

forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce

1

to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance

1

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

1

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

2

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

2

to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish

1

negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

2

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

1

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

1

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

2

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

1

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

2

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

6

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

1

calling on; visiting

1

to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary

2

spy; secret agent

1

strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

1

it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

2

second floor; upstairs

2

church; congregation

2

to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

3

to invite in; to show someone in

1

simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved

2

simple; plain; modest

1

poverty without selfish desire; honourable poverty (honorable); being poor yet honest

2

being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

1