jpdb beta

to step firmly (on); to harden by treading

1

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

4

snow; snowfall

1

observant eye

1

intuition; instinct; hunch

1

for this very reason; that is exactly why

1

conviction; belief; confidence

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

3

heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family

1

fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry

2

death in battle

1

external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)

1

death from disease; death from illness

1

heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

civil official

3

hardness; stiffness

3

doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

1

to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something

1

one hour

2

to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate

3

close to the wall; alongside the wall

3

strongish; somewhat strong

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

2

to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

1

to hear of; to learn of

2

frequent; incessant

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

to blank out; to panic

1

earlobe

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

2

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

3

compensation; equivalent value; consideration

2

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

5

Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

1

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

1

difference; variation; difference

3

circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

1

patronage; protection

1

and; although; but

1

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

1

rewriting (e.g. of a book); renewal (of a license, bond, etc.); transfer (of ownership); putting (something) in another's name

1

title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

2

on the occasion of; at the time of

3

to cross one's mind; to occur to one

1

period; term; interval

3

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

2