jpdb beta

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

2

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

1

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

a few years later

1

marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)

1

badness; evilness; bad; evil

1

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

1

to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper

1

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

1

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

1

race

2

rose

1

very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy

2

deep crimson

2

to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly

2

Basa fish

1

folding fan

1

battlefield; battleground

3

you (plural)

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

2

employee; servant

2

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

1

written invitation

2

entrance; admission; entering

1

counter for horsemen

1

inside a meeting place

6

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

aha!; yes sir

1

person in line (for ...); person expected to ...

1

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

1

deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick

1

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

1

smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth

1

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

1

only son

1

dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence

1

certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

1

soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek

1

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

4

entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

1

to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

3

to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of

1

second son

2

inferiority complex

1

miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary

1

to take a veneer off something

1

to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)

1