jpdb beta

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

8

ten years; decade

2

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

4

survival; survivor; relic

6

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

3

to open (one's eyes) wide

1

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)

2

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

1

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

3

immediately; right away; on the spot

2

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

3

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

2

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

6

interference; intervention; meddling

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

4

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

1

call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

3

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

2

wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line

1

village headman; village mayor

6

to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear

1

technical skill; ability; capacity

1

to live in hiding; to live as a recluse

1

someone; a certain person

1

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

1

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

1

migration; move; emigration; immigration

1

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

14

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

3

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

2

six; 6

3

to play around; to gallivant about

1

nine; 9

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation

4

scab; crust

1

childish; child-like; innocent; naive

1

health; healthy; sound; fit

3

(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

1

to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

3

(in) the air; midair; sky

3

swimming; bathing; getting on in the world

1

shriek; scream

3

individual; one by one; separate; each

1

to keep balance

2

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

2

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

5

one hour

5

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

2