jpdb beta

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

3

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

2

how; in what way; by what means

2

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret

2

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

3

unnecessary; unneeded

2

trouble

1

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

3

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

2

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

2

foolish; stupid; silly

9

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

4

arrival

3

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

1

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

2

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

2

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

3

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

2

only; merely; but; no more than

2

conclusion; completion

1

and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident

2

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

4

national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

2

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

3

within; inside of; less than

3

main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis

1

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

1

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

four

1

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

2

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

7

in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

1

1,000; thousand

4

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

4

to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head

2

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

5

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

2

shadow; tail; following

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