jpdb beta

secret understanding; collusion

1

large number (of); many; majority

1

it's probably so; it stands to reason

1

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

1

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

2

administration; government; administrator; governor

4

ill-mannered; rude

4

violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

3

teacup

2

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

2

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

1

gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr

1

shape of a tree

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

14

time passes

1

dancing; dance

6

melody; tune; song

1

presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady

3

to say; to tell; to state; to do

5

competent; suitable; qualified

3

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

3

honest; steady

3

bamboo thicket; bamboo grove

3

beginning; outset; first; onset

3

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

4

lord; master

4

several times; once or twice

2

formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic

2

to be surprised; to be astonished

5

head; chief; boss

2

(one's parents') home

1

because; as; since

2

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

2

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

self-consciousness; self-awareness

1

distant look; faraway look

2

friend

3

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

5

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

1

standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)

2

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

1

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

6

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

3

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

3

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

9

to shake one's head

7

current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

1

to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

5