jpdb beta

on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

10

two times; twice; two degrees

3

before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally

1

win; victory

3

victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

5

prohibition; inhibition; ban

2

in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur

4

severe; bitter; scathing

2

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

1

drool

3

to wipe; to dry

1

to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)

1

none of your business; not your concern

3

(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself

8

confections; sweets; candy; cake

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

2

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

1

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

7

to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge

14

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

noble family; lord's family; large organization; large company; head family (of a school of traditional performing arts); parlour

3

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament

1

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

12

father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

1

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

2

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

to graduate from a university

1

freedom; liberty

2

fundamental; basic

3

university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

1

to do as one likes

2

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

3

extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off

2

war; fighting; fierce competition

6

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

3

to die; to pass away

2

to escape from; to get out

2

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

2

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

2

heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

5

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

1

state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

1

newborn baby

1

precious; valuable

2

to unfold; to unroll; to open

4

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

2