jpdb beta

suffering; distress; hardship; trial

1

mother

2

to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

1

simple honesty; tactless frankness

1

support; stay; prop

2

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

2

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

3

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

3

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

treasured sword

3

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

7

proud; lordly

1

Retsuka

1

like; as if; the same as

2

crest; coat of arms

9

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

1

motif

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

4

modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II

1

soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction

1

appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

4

beyond that point; after that

4

wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

2

only; merely; but; no more than

4

ornament; decoration

2

traditional; conventional

1

family crest

5

golden (colour, color)

2

individual; private person; personal; private

2

due form; official; formality

2

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

2

birth; nativity

1

to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

3

consequently; as a result

2

short; brief

4

hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

2

please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

2

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

2

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

1

behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

1

sublime; noble; high-minded

3

certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

2

déjà vu

1

mere; only; just; slight

5

to be

3

to the end; to the last

2

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

1