jpdb beta

to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away

2

scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling

2

endurance; forbearance; patience; self-restraint

2

Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)

1

to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge

1

embodiment; realization; materialization

2

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

2

in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

3

to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know

1

sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

6

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

5

man among men; man's man

2

future trouble

1

easy; simple; plain

18

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

6

spectacle; sight; scene

4

front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context

2

moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity

3

tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful

4

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

serious illness

3

two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth

2

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

2

clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather

4

blizzard; furious snowstorm

1

achoo!; atishoo!; sneeze

2

proceeding north

1

in perfect form; going swimmingly

1

token (effort); something done for form's sake

2

precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints

1

various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes

5

central station

2

one's sitting height

1

glad countenance; joyful look

1

with eyes half-closed

1

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

4

to carry a joke too far

3

as soon as possible; ASAP

2

riding together; riding with

3

unanimous

1

where to?; whither?

1

windings; meanderings; complications; twists and turns

3

declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children

3

abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)

1

majority decision; majority vote; majority rule

1

democracy

1

patience; endurance; undercover ninja; embedded ninja

3

Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)

1

village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown

2

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

1