jpdb beta

very; extremely; that is

4

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

2

elbow

8

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

4

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

5

to drink up; to drain (cup)

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

5

table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner

5

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

3

what is it?

1

surroundings; environs; circumference

5

to kick down; to defeat

3

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

3

end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

7

(one's) self; oneself

4

village girl

5

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

2

three; 3

3

having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

4

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

3

to like; to prefer

1

question; query

4

mainly; primarily

2

land near a castle; castle town

4

people; citizens; subjects; folk

3

popular (with); in favour (with); well received

2

some people; a few people; several people

2

going around; patrol; round; tour

2

lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

3

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

2

rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice

3

of no interest; not interested

1

that's so, isn't it

4

another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand

2

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

2

lute

10

Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)

11

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

13

writer; author

5

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

2

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

8

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

5

jealousy; envy

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

2

literary talent

1

extensive knowledge; erudition

1

in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

1

figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

6

mysterious

1