jpdb beta

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

1

each; every; all

1

assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

4

waiting upon (someone)

2

to play a leading role; to play a central part

2

municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body

1

whereunder; thereunder

3

interference; intervention; meddling

2

election by mutual vote; election from within a committee (party, etc.); internal vote

1

to select; to pick out

1

vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty

1

vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty

2

person in his or her prime; man in his prime; woman in her prime

1

loyalty

1

Gunji

1

ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power

1

second; number two; runner-up

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

1

to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in

1

to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal

1

betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

6

to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)

3

to begin talking; to open up

1

as we know

1

wearing a sword

12

I; we

2

smoky; awkward; ill at ease

1

to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)

1

mine (ore)

13

(metal) mine

7

to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

1

ore; mineral; crystal

13

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

10

canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests

13

jealousy; envy

4

way; method; means; resource; course

9

to ignore; to overlook

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

10

average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually

1

everybody

2

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

2

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

14

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

1

objective; aim; mark

2

to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

2

wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward

1

slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

1

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

3

process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

1