jpdb beta

direct control; direct supervision

8

government official

2

formal

1

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

10

what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like

1

ill-mannered; rude

1

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

2

face; honour; honor; appearance; look

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

4

meat dish

1

local sake

1

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

2

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

(typically) Japanese

1

to accompany; to go with; to go together

1

leaving one's seat

1

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

6

presence; sitting with; being with

7

to increase; to multiply

18

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

4

allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance

1

safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury

1

money

3

small stipend paid to dependants of a bereaved family (Edo period)

1

in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

1

income; receipts; revenue

4

benefactor; patron

4

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

2

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

3

higher rank; better position

6

misunderstanding

2

guardian

3

government affairs

3

to look down on; to make light of

2

unbearable; intolerable; insufferable

1

(a) look; gaze

2

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

3

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

2

otherwise; or else; if not

4

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

4

to go out and away; to leave

3

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

11

cheek (of face)

5

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

5

very deeply

10

next day

4

some days; several days

2

after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

5