jpdb beta

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

1

definite; sure

1

successive generations; hereditary daimyo whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara

2

vassal; retainer

4

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

1

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

1

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)

1

oldest member of a group; longest-serving member

1

to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)

1

to quell a disturbance

1

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

1

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

2

complaint; protest; objection; one's say; what one has to say; claim

1

baronet

1

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

1

together with; same; both; all; including ...

2

is not; am not; are not

1

to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

1

stranger; tramp; wanderer

1

to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off

1

topic of discussion; agenda

1

to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

1

they; them

1

friend; companion

2

Tama-chan

1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

stray cat; alley cat

1

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

1

threat; intimidation; menace

1

I; me

20

dawn breaks; day dawns

1

to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)

1

main street; avenue; boulevard

1

one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship

1

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

1

key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue

1

short (of a person)

1

gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

1

side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance

1

having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant

1

missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess

3

water well

2

(body) weight

2

well bucket

1

heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour

1