jpdb beta

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

9

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

2

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

4

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

3

to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

2

to soften; to moderate; to relieve

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

3

breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening

1

to be found; to be discovered

2

a bit more; a bit longer

1

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

the other day; a few days ago

8

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

5

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

7

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

1

juvenile delinquent

1

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

1

weekly publication

1

serialization; serialisation; serial story

1

cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now

1

big prize; first prize

1

winning (a prize)

1

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

1

right; privilege

1

publisher; publishing house; publishing company

1

several companies

1

action of making something; -ification

1

contest; competition; struggle; scramble

1

reservation; putting on hold; deferment

1

historical play; period drama

2

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

1

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

1

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

1

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

5

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

2

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

1

so; like this; in this way

4

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

2

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

1

management; administration; operation

2

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

3

live-action film; movie produced without using animation; real-life film

1