jpdb beta

influence; clout; leverage

1

forcefulness of speech; influential voice

1

example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

3

meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into

1

greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; jack of all trades

2

second daughter

3

lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)

2

coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

3

desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

1

Japanese Pharmacopoeia

1

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

2

Iemitsu

2

concubine (of a noble)

2

Tokumatsu

1

better fortune

3

samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior

2

best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most

2

office and rank; an official rank

1

brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment

1

to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

1

(if) by some very rare chance; in the very unlikely event that ...

1

member of shogun's council of elders

19

notification (from a high to a low official)

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

cloistered rule; government by cloistered emperors

1

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed

2

to arrive; to come

1

pine grove

2

multi-

5

relation; relationship

6

to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary

2

armrest

1

early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)

2

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

2

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

6

good humour (humor); good mood

1

few days

5

soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time

1

anticipation; expectation

1

(amount of a samurai's) stipend

4

to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match

4

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

2

net income; net profits; net pay

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

2

richer than it appears

2

concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...

5

discord; antagonism

3

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

1