jpdb beta

latent; potential

1

motive; incentive; motif

1

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

1

manipulation of information; spin

1

winning the hearts of the people; capturing public sentiment

1

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

1

(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large

1

prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration

1

stating (one's views); expressing

2

half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal

1

jealousy; envy

1

hence; for that reason

3

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

5

easy; simple; plain

2

crescent moon; young moon

2

role; part; job; assignment

1

wicked; evil

2

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

2

to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled

1

whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity

2

Oak wood

2

husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

2

late at night; small hours of the morning

1

stir; commotion; noise

1

proud; arrogant; haughty

3

oh!; oh?; my!

2

husky voice

1

to push aside; to brush aside

1

minuscule amount; extremely small quantity

2

turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)

1

lady; (female) pervert

27

being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

1

drop (e.g. of water); drip

3

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

7

impoliteness

2

fault-finding; carping

1

chief; leading; prominent; principal; main; important

1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

in the future; another day; later

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

1

half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing

2

main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.); this library; this museum; this theatre

1

deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)

2

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

1

joint struggle; common (united) front

3

to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge

2

death; passing

2