jpdb beta

to increase; to multiply

2

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

4

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

7

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

1

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

6

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

1

rope; cord; policeman's rope

3

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

1

to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

1

exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

1

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

6

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

4

to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over

1

to be

6

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

10

before long; even now

6

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

5

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

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

2

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

1

navy

1

mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

3

as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

1

gasoline; petrol

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

5

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

1

mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm

3

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

2

bamboo spear

1

100,000,000; one hundred million

2

whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall

1

human bullet

1

last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

1

nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

1

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

5

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

3

river; stream; River; the ... river

21

national uniform (such as mandated for Japanese males in 1940)

1

gaiter; puttee

3

origin; source; virtuous ancestor

61

certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)

62

rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission

1

salute; bow

2

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

3

all present; all concerned; all of us

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