jpdb beta

thread; yarn; string

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

4

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

1

a certain ...; some ...

4

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

5

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

3

to comb one's hair

2

Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)

1

stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

1

clique; faction

2

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

2

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

1

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

2

for example; for instance; e.g.

2

condensed milk; Soviet Union

4

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

2

if it's the case

2

uncle

3

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

3

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

2

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

1

to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

1

peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity

1

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

3

case; situation

3

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

1

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

1

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

4

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

2

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

4

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

3

chuckle; giggle

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

1

to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)

1

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

1

like; as if; the same as

1

guardian

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

6

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

3

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

2

easygoing; optimistic; conceited

1

neutrality

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

2

surroundings; environs; circumference

3

hair (on the head)

7

to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair

2