jpdb beta

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

2

father-in-law

2

Yazaemon

10

heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)

1

samurai spirit

1

man of principle; man of firm character; man of steadfast beliefs

1

surely; certainly

3

to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support

5

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

2

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother

3

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

5

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

1

disappointment; despair

1

unworthy; unbecoming; improper

1

fine dress; dressing beautifully

1

father

6

obstinacy of old age

1

to break a dam; to burst out

1

gossip; talk about town

2

noisy; boisterous

1

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...

1

one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities

2

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

3

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)

1

interloper; third wheel; nuisance; burden; hanger-on

1

coward

5

many people; everyone; all sorts of people

1

drum

1

to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage

2

abusing someone to his (her) face

2

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

2

to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

3

to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze

5

(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless

1

to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

1

ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

1

fine clothing

1

capital; funds; seed money; asset

1

(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

2

that kind of; such a

1

to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

1

unavoidable; inevitable

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

1

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

1