jpdb beta

disinheritance; disowning

1

appearance (in the eyes of society); decency

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

5

parents; both parents

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)

1

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

1

barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

1

national university

1

grandparents

2

pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast

1

grandchild

5

easy-to-understand

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

1

to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to

1

United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England

1

studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)

1

cost; expense

1

(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

1

abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning

2

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

2

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

2

star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot

4

universe; cosmos; space

2

study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

1

astrology; horoscope

1

to make a living

1

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

1

to complain; to make a complaint

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

finding employment; getting a job

1

the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess

2

have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

1

taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely

1

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

1

to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

1

Imperial Household Agency

10

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill

1

(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing

2

official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

2

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

1

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

2

anachronism

1

group; party; team; organization; organisation; association

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

1

adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship

1

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

1

true state; actual condition; reality

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

1