jpdb beta

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

7

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

25

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

66

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

21

to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

1

nine; 9

3

-years-old

1

child

13

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

3

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

19

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

34

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

6

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

105

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

74

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

1

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

2

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

4

(religious) piety; faith; devotion

1

really; truly; indeed; good grief

21

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

78

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

2

very; extremely; that is

1

like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else

1

Shinto shrine

2

visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship

1

first shrine visit of New Year

1

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

140

morning sun

3

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

29

fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

5

now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease

1

Christmas

1

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

95

chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

3

cake

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

3

event

1

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

89

event; function

1

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

20

to enjoy (oneself)

2

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

21

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

31

any number of times

1

realistic; pragmatic

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

42

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

5