jpdb beta

prediction; prophecy; prognostication

1

mister; Mr

3

sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)

1

relief; aid; rescue

1

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

1

examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

2

good person; virtuous person

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

1

welcome; reception

1

(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

1

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

1

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

4

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

1

life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death

2

contradiction; inconsistency

2

self-respect; esteem; self-importance; pride

2

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

2

main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

1

dessert; desert

1

second; number two; runner-up

1

rank; ranking order; hierarchy

1

beast; brute; animal

3

bare hand; empty hand

1

strong person; the strong; the powerful

3

(political) power; authority; influence

1

(social) position; status

3

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

1

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

1

to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

2

sadness; sorrow; grief

1

rim; brim; edge; brink

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

1

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

1

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

1

money-making; earning money

1

exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

1

swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing

2

repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation

2

act; deed; conduct

2

significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

1

hence; for that reason

2

to trample; to crush underfoot

2

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

infancy; childhood; tender age

2

two times; twice; two degrees

2

director

2