jpdb beta

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

9

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

7

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

3

to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

2

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

8

to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...

21

to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

1

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

2

nothing but; except; no more than

16

to win; to gain victory

5

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

7

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

3

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

5

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

24

large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)

1

if it is (the case that ...)

5

desperate; hopeless

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

33

to look downwards; to lower one's eyes

9

among (them); of (them)

3

cylindrical; tubular

1

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)

3

paper

4

counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

2

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

14

they; them

24

ironware

20

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

68

to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious

3

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

1

to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

6

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

5

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

4

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

3

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice

27

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

20

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

2

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking

5

to cast down one's eyes

1

all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost

1

revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance

3

political measures; policy

5

about; on; regarding; per; for every

41

rather; better

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

17

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

2

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

5

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

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