jpdb beta

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

3

(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

3

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

2

plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

2

hence; for that reason

4

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

4

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

3

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

1

declaration of war; proclamation of war

1

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

lama

1

other; another; over; more than; I; me

8

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

3

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

1

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

1

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

22

Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

20

diplomatic relations

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

2

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

3

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

1

be; is

2

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

1

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

2

to make worse (e.g. disease); to aggravate; to complicate

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

3

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

1

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

2

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

3

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

4

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

7

what kind of business; what sort of matter

1

call; invitation

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix

12

preparation; arrangements

1

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

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

1

magistrate; shogunate administrator

1

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

1

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

1

to; towards; for

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