jpdb beta

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

5

(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

5

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

4

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

4

going south

9

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

3

to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

2

Antarctic Ocean

1

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

2

chain; chains

4

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

6

easy; simple; plain

10

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

3

divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax

1

Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)

1

to live long; to survive

3

South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica

1

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

6

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

11

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

2

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

2

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

1

to worry; to fret; to get anxious

1

one way or the other; either way

1

hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

4

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

3

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

5

crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally

1

that is to say; so that means

18

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

3

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

have to do; must; should; ought to

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

1

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

3

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

1

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

7

to blow harder and harder

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

5

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

2

now; nowadays

4

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

2

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

3

to that extent; so (much)

1

solid; strong; firm

1

armoring; armouring; armor; armour

1

iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner

1

day in and day out; all the time

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

1