jpdb beta

rather than; more ... than ...

1

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

1

unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled

1

years later

1

muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something

1

blood relationship

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only daughter

3

from there; thence

2

student days

1

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

6

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

1

changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)

1

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

1

miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful

1

udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

1

treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food

3

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

1

as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell

1

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

2

under investigation

1

tales of one's travels

1

ideal; ideals

1

to learn; to study; to take lessons in

3

counter for countries

1

study of foreign languages; linguistics

1

even

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward

1

the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face

1

cold water; cold sake; cold; cool

2

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

1

to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

1

to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation

1

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

2

to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs

1

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

5

opposite direction; reverse; retrorse

1

to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)

2

filter paper

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins

1

to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve

1

open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

1

innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

prayer; supplication

2

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

1

sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead

3

to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself

1

school

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