jpdb beta

way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

6

immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)

2

to hate; to detest

3

ancestors

1

bitter enemy

1

extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

2

absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity

2

settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)

2

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

3

place; position; location; position; standing; status

18

to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except

1

to order; to command; to appoint

2

authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office

12

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

6

to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth

1

feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance

1

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

6

the ... in question

7

carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

2

one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

1

dense (vegetation); thick; prominent; popular; gloomy (mood)

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

11

to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up

1

to curry favour with

1

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

2

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

16

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

7

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

5

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

10

mental; spiritual; emotional

2

upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs

1

noble visitor

3

one room

4

anguish

2

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)

4

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

1

to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down

3

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

1

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

52

vanishing like mist

1

doorkeeper; doorman; porter

4

news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition

1

defense (of oneself); defence; explanation

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

8

between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

5

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

8

peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

2

there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately

2

to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away

4

polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention

4