jpdb beta

older brother; elder brother

21

to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)

1

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

2

hiding; concealment

3

that day; the very same day

7

be (that) as it may; having said that

5

to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest

1

to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous

6

to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express

1

saviour; savior; messiah

8

to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting

1

suicide

2

dusk; twilight

2

ardour (ardor); passion

8

bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

5

friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement

2

sudden death

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

2

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

5

filthy; dirty (looking); drab

1

to become the subject of rumours or conversations

1

death; mortality; to die; to pass away

2

funeral service

6

festivals; feasts

3

funeral bell

10

to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect

3

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

1

haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up

8

secret society

3

just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of

1

news of someone's death; obituary

4

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

6

relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief

1

arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling

4

to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

5

stairwell; stair hall; staircase

5

closing; closure; shutdown; lockout

20

female voice

9

morning; a.m.

2

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

3

gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

1

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

2

actual age; true age

1

shellfish cooked in its own shell (esp. turban shell); food cooked in a crockpot

1

a little stylish; chic; trendy

2

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

2

tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic

4

antiquity; ancient times

2

spontaneous; voluntary

1