jpdb beta

to come back

2

to recover consciousness; to come to

1

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

3

striped; stripes

3

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

3

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

8

each other; one another

4

surname; family name; last name

4

firing; discharge of gun

1

younger sister

4

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

4

kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

3

angel

5

emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being

1

jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop

11

rich person

1

father

10

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

3

to deliver; to hand over; to transfer

1

equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split

1

to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)

19

illness

1

ransom

8

rucksack; knapsack; backpack

2

14; fourteen

1

fake (staged) kidnapping

9

precocious; precocious child

1

diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)

1

admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

1

grinning; smirking

1

best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

2

father

12

year before last

3

being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment

3

child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood

1

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

1

parents; both parents

1

return to one's country

4

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

9

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

1

counter for languages

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

life in a foreign country; living abroad

1

to know (a person); to think

2

hiking

1

picnic; outing; hike

1

convenient; handy; useful

2

association of like-minded people

1

to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

1

slight; light; thin; faint; dim

1