jpdb beta

acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair

2

prayer; wish; vow

2

sandbank; sandbar

4

international trade; foreign trade; overseas trade

1

lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information

1

engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in

2

your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency

3

return to one's country

8

entreaty; supplication; petition

1

one's native land

1

to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)

1

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

engagement; business; affair; use; need

1

alone; unaided; away from home

1

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

1

monopolistic

3

skillful words; deceitful words; glibness

1

to invite; to call out

1

licensed trade between Japan and Ming-dynasty China during the Muromachi period

1

now; nowadays

3

honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances

2

sense of responsibility

1

orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course

1

to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

1

beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering

1

to get on aboard; to join a ship

1

fully loaded; full load; loaded condition

3

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

1

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

1

sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)

15

authentic account

2

news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements

2

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

1

in its entirety; whole; wholly

1

to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

1

diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)

1

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

2

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse

1

to be enchanted; to be charmed

2

founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

1

to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

3

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

2

to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)

1

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

1

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

2

horizon (related to bodies of water)

1

to return; to come back

2

gallant; dashing; jaunty

2