jpdb beta

the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance

2

abyss; ravine

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

Toyo Keizai Shinpo (former financial newspaper)

3

going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work

1

Shōtoku era (1711.4.25-1716.6.22)

4

stone bridge

20

Tanzan

1

in the mountains; among the mountains

1

lake (in place names)

1

nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband

3

conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview

6

pessimism; disappointment

6

I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

5

(social) position; status

4

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

13

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

2

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

5

the front (of a battlefield); forefront

3

wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond

1

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

2

portion; part; snapshot; glimpse

1

rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun

1

half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe

1

trend of thought

1

logical

1

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

10

straight-forwardness; honesty; purity

3

worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

1

Denmark

2

landing in the face of the enemy; opposed landing

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

3

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

4

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

6

international law; law of nations

4

basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard

1

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

3

Shimazaki Touson

1

bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased

3

house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

3

wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor

4

Shizuko

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

11

fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness

2

in the hospital; hospitalized

2

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

3

tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

1

to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)

1