jpdb beta

low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency

1

to refuse; to decline; to deny

1

pet; trumpet

1

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly

1

to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

1

suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

4

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

1

survival; survivor; relic

1

court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court

2

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness

4

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

2

river; stream; River; the ... river

4

death by drowning

2

chopsticks

1

to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up

1

secret meeting; clandestine meeting

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained

1

meanwhile; in the meantime

1

season; time of year

1

transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)

1

number of times; frequency; count

1

wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

1

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

1

to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

1

foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

1

to begin to appear; to begin to come in

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene

1

(in) one's absence

1

relation; relationship

4

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

2

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

2

to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)

1

to let one's guard down

1

to expel; to drive out

3

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

1

to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort

1

completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

1

to sprout; to put forth buds

1

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

1

in turns; in series; in order; by rotation

1

king who is a father

1

love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting

2

by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then

3

persuasion

2

indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

1

progress; development

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

3