jpdb beta

oath; vow

1

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

1

large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

1

parchment

4

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

quill; quill pen

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

8

agency

1

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

2

Val

1

Sophie

1

three; 3

4

heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

1

along

1

with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

1

to hand over; to surrender

2

carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

1

ink

3

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

1

exit and entrance

3

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

1

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

2

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

6

long hair

1

wig; hairpiece; toupee

5

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

2

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

1

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

2

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

3

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

2

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

1

cane; walking stick; staff; wand

2

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

3

back; behind; rear

7

disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing

1

ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

1

coachman; driver; cabman; postilion

2

to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

1

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

1

stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)

1

to buy more (of something)

1

village headman; village mayor

12

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

4

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

1

to explain the situation

1

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

1

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

4

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

1

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

6