jpdb beta

to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)

2

peace; harmony

3

same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

3

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

10

one's own country

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

6

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

this sort of

2

therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence

1

(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

4

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

3

materials; data; document

5

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

7

interest; rights; concession

3

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence

2

was

3

large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)

6

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

7

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

5

reason; pretext; motive

11

great cause; moral law; justice

1

this occasion; at this time; now

3

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

3

lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

huge; gigantic; enormous

10

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

4

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

5

long-term

3

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

3

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

25

to occur; to happen

19

to look at the long term

1

bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess

2

intermittent

1

(not) even once; (not) ever

1

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

6

yes; that is so

2

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

5

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

6

tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend

5

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

11

abyss; ravine

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

2

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

8

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

3

madness; insanity

10

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

3