jpdb beta

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

2

decision; determination; resolution

3

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

2

failure; mistake; blunder

1

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

1

toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory

9

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

4

belly; abdomen; stomach

1

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

3

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

4

to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on

1

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

11

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

4

several people; a few people

1

to get strong; to gain strength

3

door; gate; opening; title page

3

washbasin; washstand

1

several people

1

to be opposite; to face each other

2

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

1

to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with

1

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

1

to grimace; to frown

2

suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously

1

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

1

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

contrastive

1

however

7

to surround; to crowd around

2

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

1

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

pride

1

to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate

1

to glare at; to scowl at

2

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

3

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

1

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

2

indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly

1

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

1

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

8

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

2

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

1

oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

1

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

3

just because; even if; even though

1