jpdb beta

hearing; understanding; learning; being informed

1

absence; non-attendance

3

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

3

third daughter

1

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

6

gold ore; gold deposit; gold mine

1

pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

1

handsome young man; Adonis

1

spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw

6

eldest daughter; first-born daughter

4

personality-wise; by nature; characteristic

2

count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil

41

amount of hair; hair volume

1

Lytton

14

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

3

next term; next period; next version; next release

8

no concern of mine; nothing to do with me

1

sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast

1

edict; ordinance; proclamation

3

declarative statement

2

chamberlain

1

return; restoration

3

irrational (line of) argument

1

crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness

2

lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy

2

to drag on; to be delayed

1

to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)

3

follower

1

devious; cunning; sly; crafty

1

setting on fire; setting afire

1

conspiracy; collusion; complicity

1

to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)

2

this year

4

to emphasize; to attach importance to

2

coward

3

to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed

1

imitation; fake; sham

2

to fight; to cross swords; to engage in battle; (lit.) to cross spears

3

the ruler; sovereign

9

to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over

3

half a year; six months

4

to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show

3

to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of

5

changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)

5

reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction

1

to impress (someone)

1

flowery words; rhetorical flourishes

1

to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off

1

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

2

to date; as of now

1