jpdb beta

older sister; elder sister

1

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

1

rare

1

chance; opportunity

3

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

1

front; frontage; facade; main

3

main question; real issue at hand

1

someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat

1

ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing

1

always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop

1

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

1

email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male

3

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

2

correspondence; exchange of letters

3

overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness

1

to hate; to dislike

2

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

1

hegemony; leadership; initiative

1

individual; private person; personal; private

3

to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

2

to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

1

ending up right back where one started

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

recurrence; revival; resuscitation

1

family; relatives; dependents; household

2

for example; for instance; e.g.

2

continuing one's education into university

1

blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative

4

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

things; everything

2

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

1

west

4

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

2

to get used to living in

1

one's home; one's house

1

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

4

to spend time (on doing something)

1

Tokyo

9

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

3

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

1

hence; for that reason

1

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

2

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

2

how; in what way; by what means

2

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

2

we; us

2

heir; inheritor; successor

5

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

3