jpdb beta

age; era; period; date

6

to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed

3

uncle

6

trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess

2

concubine (of a noble)

16

monogamy

1

system; institution; organization; organisation

1

firmly rooted; deep-seated

1

politics; government

1

idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits

1

informal; unofficial

2

generation

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

7

empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post

2

legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress

1

back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards

4

to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

3

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

3

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

2

ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful

9

to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with

1

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

2

guardian

1

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

1

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

4

to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

2

nosebleed

10

to backfire; to have a harmful result

1

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine

4

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

1

to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

3

to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love

3

dinnertime; suppertime

4

nagging; griping

1

sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus

3

workroom

2

reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

1

expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks

2

official announcement; proclamation

2

to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin

1

to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something

1

cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing

1

to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops

1

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

1

exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks

4

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

4