jpdb beta

birth

2

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1

to take someone's hand

1

to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes

1

feeble

2

the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

1

strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual

2

this occasion; at this time; now

2

how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly

1

dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs

3

leader; authority; mainstay

1

to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)

1

conference room; council room

15

round table

11

cropped head

1

to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself

1

glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look

1

crest; coat of arms

1

embroidery

1

advanced age; old age

2

region; limits; stage; level

2

ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless

1

whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)

4

meaning; significance

1

softly; mildly; gently; politely

1

straight line

1

one week

1

entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

oldest; most advanced age

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

1

white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb

1

monk; friar

1

robe

1

to sink in; to cave in

1

eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look

1

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

2

consists of; comprises; is made up of

1

nations; states

1

(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect

1

to come face to face (with)

1

as anyone can see

1

meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally

1

being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche

1

quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

1

to bring up a subject

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

7

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

attention; kind attention; courteous attention

1