jpdb beta

winter

3

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

1

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

2

retrenchment; curtailment; economy

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of

3

excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury

1

to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour

1

independent contractor

1

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

13

crossing a river

1

infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation

1

ship; boat; vessel

1

overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)

2

destitution; misery; meagerness

1

copper ore

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

to be found; to be discovered

6

report; information

11

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

1

to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

8

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

1

American Civil War (1861-1865)

4

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

4

Confederate States of America

1

foreign; abroad; overseas

2

funds; capital

1

assistance; support

7

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

2

hence; for that reason

6

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

7

to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)

3

exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure

2

high-handed; strong-armed; oppressive; overbearing; coercive

1

violent; rough

1

to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

2

snow; snowfall

3

girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

253

at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

15

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

1

father and mother; parents

2

half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont

5

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

2

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

2

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

7

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

9

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

15

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

13

crybaby; blubberer

1

to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

9