jpdb beta

to be expensive; to be costly

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Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)

3

rear guard

3

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

2

Busan (South Korea); Pusan

1

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

1

to win and advance to the next round

1

loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)

1

running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse

12

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

roar of waves

3

to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed

1

to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live

1

she; her; girlfriend

2

next year

1

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

1

the second time

3

to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe

1

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

1

deadlock; stalemate

1

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

1

dying of illness; dying of natural causes

1

suitable; satisfactory; desirable

1

irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)

1

with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

2

to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself

2

contest; comparison; competition

1

various; many; several

9

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

1

costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)

2

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

2

to turn completely into; to become completely

1

horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad

6

melon; gourd

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to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride

25

beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

1

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

3

post-natal; since birth

1

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

1

to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

2

face of a dead person

1

military of the Empire of Japan

1

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

1

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

1

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

2

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

2

many; a lot; much; multitude

4

make-up; get-up; disguise; costume

1

to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan

1