jpdb beta

-like

1

stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

3

to watch over; to watch attentively

7

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

7

grandchild

2

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

2

who

16

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

5

retirement

4

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

2

taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

1

heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family

1

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

1

smile

8

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

2

serious look (on one's face); straight face

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

12

content of a letter

1

to scan; to look over

5

while; during (the time when)

2

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

1

unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy

1

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

4

to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

1

great hurry; great haste; rush

6

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

6

royal palace

26

call; visit

1

quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

1

handful; small amount; small number

1

corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

1

the whole sky; firmament

10

altar

22

diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels

2

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

2

house arrest

1

to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

2

jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)

1

change of rank

1

peerage; court rank

1

stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation

1

commoner; plebeian

4

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

8

to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

5

trial

4