jpdb beta

one's real father; natural father; biological father

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

4

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

5

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

2

to keep secret; to conceal

1

one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple

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pupil; student; schoolchild

3

guardian; protector; patron; parent

1

how others look at you; what others think about you

1

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

3

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

5

to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)

3

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

1

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

4

spark

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

5

hatred

1

appearance; expression; manifestation

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

3

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

3

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

5

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

3

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

1

Suncatcher

1

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

2

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power

3

even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just

1

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

1

to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

1

repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well

1

knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning

1

poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

1

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre

3

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

1

school

5

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime

5

commuter pass; season ticket

1

subway; metro; underground (railway)

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

2

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

1

bus; bus

2

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

one's home; one's house

3

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)

2

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

1

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

1

trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope

1

light brown; tawny

1

string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

2

depiction; description; portrayal

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