jpdb beta

direct control; direct supervision

6

ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

5

southwest

5

grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)

6

well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few

1

to become animated; to liven up; to become active

2

reception room; parlor; parlour

3

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

3

to knead into

2

sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

6

companion; company

5

counter for horsemen

5

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

3

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

10

to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

3

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

4

branch of the army

2

the very best; excellent; superb

4

stalk; stem

1

home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

6

reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

5

to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

2

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

18

union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

1

frequent occurrence

4

to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something

2

you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

10

guardian; custodian

3

you; (arch.) your residence

19

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

1

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

2

to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate

6

sidelong glance; flirtatious glance

1

craving for the limelight

1

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

3

pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born

8

former king; late king

3

(way of) spending money

1

poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)

1

one's real mother

2

real power

7

duplicity; treachery; double-dealing

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

8

one's troops

1

battle; game; bout

5

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

16

point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise

3

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

6

sentry; guard

26

moth

17