jpdb beta

to hear of; to learn of

1

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

1

looking depressed; long face

1

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

1

such ... as; or some such

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

1

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

1

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

1

be; is

4

hmm; I see; hrm

1

however; but

3

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

5

if; in case; supposing

1

demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

1

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

1

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

2

how; in what way; how about

1

of course; certainly; naturally

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

1

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

1

surely; certainly

2

dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome

1

bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

2

sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

3

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

1

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

1

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

1

is not; am not; are not

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

6

swordsmith; swordmaker

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

2

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

2

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

3

to choose; to select

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

6

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

1

emphasis-adding particle

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

1

that; those; the

2