jpdb beta

wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency

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top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...

2

growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way

1

a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish

2

difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty

1

bow (of a warship)

2

wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency

1

Kashimanada

5

(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault

1

this evening; tonight

1

late; slowly

1

evening; evening hour

1

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

5

newspaper reporter; print journalist

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

motorboat

1

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

1

counter for (small) boats

1

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

1

Japanese-style ship

1

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

2

observer; watchman; lifeguard

2

boy; man; male

2

middle age

1

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

1

20 years old

1

passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality

1

young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age

1

expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by

1

to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through

1

by any standard; (not) even as flattery

1

prime of life

1

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

1

rear guard; second reserve

1

replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling

2

military service; conscription

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

island group; archipelago

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

2

characteristic way of speaking

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number of houses; number of households

1

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

1

fisherman

1

a few years ago; some years back

1

duralumin

4

factory worker; craftsman; artisan

3

existence; being; presence

1

variety store

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling

1