jpdb beta

benefit; use; good; profit; gains

2

baptismal ceremony; baptism

1

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

2

search for a husband for one's daughter

1

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

2

eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)

2

firmly rooted; deep-seated

3

groundwork; preparation; walking practice; strengthening one's legs; leg hold (wrestling, judo, etc.); wooden beam that joins underfloor pillars

1

white magnolia (Magnolia denudata); lilytree; Yulan magnolia

1

yucca (plant of the lily family)

1

kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa); Japanese flowering dogwood

1

flowers; beautiful; spectacular

3

to approach

10

sophistry; sophism

1

to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires

2

to revere God

1

absolute

3

duty; obligation

1

a certain someone; Mr So-and-so

1

devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession

1

children; kids

4

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

1

to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out

1

impurity

1

roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity

2

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

2

to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel

1

dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)

1

disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

1

to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

1

same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility

1

being under the rule of; being under the government of

1

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh

2

locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent

1

sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan

1

military shoes; combat boots

2

several people; some people; a few people; a number of people

1

adult male; man

1

commanding officer

2

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

2

suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly

2

big arm; brawny arm

2

slag

1

two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives

2

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

2

usurpation

8

shameless; shameless person

1

throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)

1

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

2

big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

3