jpdb beta

to become clumsy; to miss one's aim

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(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

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to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

3

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

1

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

1

participation; joining; entry; adherence

1

lickety-split; quickly

1

hey; hold on; come on

1

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

3

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

3

three people

2

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

1

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

2

to join forces; to cooperate

3

adds force or indicates command

2

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

5

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

2

gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

2

stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands

4

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

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

3

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

3

safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK

1

advanced level; high grade; senior

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

when; at what point

1

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

1

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

2

guarantee of safety; ensuring safety

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

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

2

safety zone; traffic island

1

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

2

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

2

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

3

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

bet; wager; stake; gamble

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

failure; mistake; blunder

1

hmm; I see; hrm

1

I can tell you; heh

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

2

while; even though; despite

1

two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

1

pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

1

two

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

1