jpdb beta

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

1

tragic but brave; heroic; grim

1

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

2

premature joy; short-lived elation

1

to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)

1

agricultural community; farm village; rural

2

farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists

2

one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

2

to distribute; to hand out

1

cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation

5

jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

2

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

3

harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)

2

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

1

to suspect

1

to succeed to a house

1

children; kids

1

another family; another house

1

heir; inheritor; successor

2

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

1

division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation

1

emigrant; immigrant

1

no; nope

1

on-the-job training; hands-on training

1

to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test

6

younger brother and sister

1

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

3

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

1

to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)

1

in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious

1

correction; revision; amendment

4

to become familiar (to one's ears)

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

1

dress

1

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

1

together; in company

1

unexpectedly; by chance; by accident

1

rear vassal; daimyo's retainer

1

attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

to return; to come back

9

departure; leaving; setting off

1

storefront; front of a store

1

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

1

readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)

4

windowpane; window glass

1

to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

2