jpdb beta

to besmirch; to sully

1

skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window

1

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

4

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

1

sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic

1

to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange

1

end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre

1

tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing

1

soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat

1

splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)

1

bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming

2

(not) altogether; (not) wholly

1

every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart

2

tea utensils

1

blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty

3

academic; scholarly; scientific

2

we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes

1

to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

1

in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story

2

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

1

blood relationship

2

bulging (esp. stomach); sticking out

1

mutation

5

village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)

3

to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

1

helping each other; supporting each other; mutual cooperation; give and take; reciprocity; interdependence

1

atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)

4

family structure; family composition; family makeup

1

to comb down; to smooth down

1

to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

1

cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind

1

charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all

1

(doing) together

1

grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching

2

departure; leaving; setting off

5

good (place to leave off); convenient

1

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

4

to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

1

clear autumn sky

1

you

2

gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

1

to open the door

1

wooden floor

1

Heian period (794-1185)

1

nobility; aristocracy; peerage

1

annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing

1

to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)

1

main purpose; primary objective

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

2

to make light of; to ignore; to slight

1