jpdb beta

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

4

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

29

beginning; outset; first; onset

2

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

2

money; metal

5

waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

1

nothing but; except; no more than

5

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

15

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

22

some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

1

approval; endorsement

2

little by little; bit by bit

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

1

several years; a few years

2

to pass (of time); to elapse

2

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

9

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

5

to increase; to multiply

1

village

3

neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town

1

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

5

street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)

1

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

2

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

2

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

15

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

3

safety; security

1

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

2

to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

1

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

2

to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

2

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

2

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

2

town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)

3

each country; every country; various countries; all countries

3

affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

1

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

1

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

3

seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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

2

each other; one another

2

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

3

armed might; military power; the sword; force

1

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

1

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

32

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

2

to antagonize; to provoke antipathy

1