jpdb beta

to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge

1

servant; menial

3

principle

1

to harm; to cause harm to

1

(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)

1

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

6

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

1

briskly with small steps; trotting

1

pure white

3

boy; son; baby boy; young man

6

frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely

2

chicken coop; henhouse

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

2

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

2

seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

1

to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself

1

mediator; manager; caretaker

8

lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid

6

confections; sweets; candy; cake

1

to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

2

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

to feel bitter; to scowl

1

to pamper; to spoil

2

fourth

2

peaceable; peaceful

1

advance party

2

to not believe one's ears

2

crusade; holy war

2

to diminish (dampen) the spirit

1

bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship

2

to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

3

to congratulate; to celebrate

1

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

2

survival; survivor; relic

1

they

1

muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something

2

massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

1

to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

3

bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood

1

altar

2

oath; abjuration; pledge

1

offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering

2

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

2

to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble

4

to tremble

1

refreshing; clear

1

excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence

6