jpdb beta

to exert oneself; to make efforts

1

pursuer; pursuing party; posse

1

inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

1

signs; omen; symptoms

1

central city; major city (in a region)

1

banknote; bill; note; paper money

3

shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

2

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

phosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea; sea fire

3

to bloom in profusion

2

lushly green; verdant

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

3

construction; establishment

1

log-house

2

foreign; abroad; overseas

13

to refer to; to use as reference

1

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

1

present-day; nowadays

3

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

1

fireplace; hearth; stove

2

cloth-covered

1

couch; bench; ottoman

1

I see; that's right; indeed

4

aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake

1

platform; home; home base; home plate

1

home area; home town; local

3

visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings

1

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

2

timing

5

conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview

2

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

9

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

6

in addition

1

minimum; lowest; minimal; least

1

prompt; immediate; in real time

2

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

8

you (plural); all of you; you all

2

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

4

covert action; covert operations

1

exposure; disclosure

1

to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense

1

spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration

2

mental condition; state of mind; mentality

2

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone

1

several weeks; a few weeks

1

every day and every night

1

great haste; mad rush

1