jpdb beta

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

3

(one's) late mother

1

king who is a father

1

to make light of; to ignore; to slight

1

imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace

1

people; populace

3

royalty and titled nobility

1

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

1

relief; peace of mind

4

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

1

this for sure; certainly is

1

pride; boast; credit (to)

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

3

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

1

to look down on; to make light of

2

one's home country; one's homeland

1

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

3

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

1

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

1

looking on (somebody) as hostile

1

harassment; pestering

2

hardships; privation

2

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

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small number; few; minority

1

to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

1

relation; connection

2

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

4

is not; am not; are not

1

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

2

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

3

to await; to expect

1

end; tip; extremities; terminal

1

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

1

how long; how far; how much

2

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

2

to answer; to reply

3

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

1

kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley

1

Susie; Suzy

2

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

1

to pause; to have a short intermission

1

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

1

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

1

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

7

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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