jpdb beta

the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

3

looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

1

collar; lapels

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

1

unexpected; surprising

7

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

4

that's the way it is; such is life

1

south

8

entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)

1

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

4

three years

4

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

3

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

4

rule; regulation

2

such a thing; something like that

3

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

3

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

2

one year; some time ago

6

slave; servant; slavery

5

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

4

absolutely; positively; decidedly

2

ordinary person; untitled individual

3

peremptory command; must-obey order; absolute instruction; categorical imperative

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

14

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

2

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

3

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

9

(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

1

half killed

1

how many people; a number of people

2

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

8

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

4

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

1

cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

4

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

2

iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe

1

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

2

number; number plate; license plate

5

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

2

negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

11

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

2

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

2

quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly

3

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

2

such; this sort of; like this

3

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

4

a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)

1

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

5