jpdb beta

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

1

current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

1

to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

2

main constituent; core; nucleus; subject

1

it seems that; as if

1

certainty

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

2

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

1

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

3

consecutive defeats; series of defeats

1

example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

1

Japanese person

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

1

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

2

that's so, isn't it

2

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

2

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

1

(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure

1

pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix

1

president (of a society); chairman

8

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

1

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

5

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

2

than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

2

lower rank

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

1

out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent

1

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

1

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

2

congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit

1

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

1

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

1

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

Takamura

3

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

5

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

3

hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering

1

hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood

1

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

1

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

2

yesterday

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

1

friend; companion

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

1