jpdb beta

ambition; aspiration

1

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

1

helmet (of a warrior); headpiece

1

the four seasons

3

lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine

2

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

2

only; sole; unique

1

first; new

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

1

blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

1

iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable

1

to hold fast; to protect to the end

1

just one person; only one

1

all people; everybody; ten thousand people

1

several tens

1

not until now; never yet

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

fate; destiny

1

even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

1

(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army

2

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

2

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji

1

accomplishment; execution

1

perfect; complete; flawless

1

duty; function; office; mission; task

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

1

instinct

1

ho-ho

2

hammer

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

to burn; to get fired up

1

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

1

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

1

oops; uh oh; drats

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

1

strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1

money; metal

2

to assist; to help out

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

1

hey!; hey!

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

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