jpdb beta

aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank

1

impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

2

personality-wise; by nature; characteristic

3

to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel

2

(very) familiar; well-acquainted

4

stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough

5

lease

13

older brother; elder brother

2

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

2

to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath

4

unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself

2

proud; haughty; arrogant

5

young master; young gentleman

104

to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly

1

we; us; I; me; you

6

firm; company

26

passing by

3

uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark

1

reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

1

clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

5

barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

4

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

1

consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern

3

to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

1

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

1

nephew

1

uncle (younger than one's parent)

13

charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price

2

deferred payment

1

to sign a contract

1

free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank

1

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much

1

triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)

1

contract; compact; agreement

3

departure

8

quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

69

opinion; intention; thought

4

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

6

giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles

4

the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death

1

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

6

myth; mythology

2

divine; sublime; solemn

1

half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality

2

sense of reality

2

to remain; to stay (somewhere)

5

killing; murder

1

urgent business; pressing need; imperative

3

rebellious; defiant

1

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

3