jpdb beta

desirable

1

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

6

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

3

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

2

about when; about what time; how soon

2

baby; infant

4

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

bravery; military prowess; valour; valor

2

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

1

in those days

2

to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with

2

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

7

who

2

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

2

Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness

11

to shake off

1

carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately

2

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd

5

milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)

4

to weep bitterly; to suddenly grow dark

1

niece

1

from now on; hereafter

1

trial; test; try

3

chamberlain

3

to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)

1

parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup

7

to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do

1

to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

1

yearned for; longed for; missed

2

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

4

to be lost in thought; to be immersed in reverie

1

every night; nightly

1

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

2

to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)

2

to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)

2

kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

4

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

6

Cornelius

47

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

77

lesson; school work

1

royal family

7

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

4

ancestor; forefather; foremother

6

generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei

3

to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

6

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

6

indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)

1

not; does not exist

2

western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)

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