jpdb beta

that's the way it is; such is life

1

not necessarily so; is not always true

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

4

cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

2

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

3

pricking; stinging; tingling

1

reaction; response

1

to be the case that

2

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

1

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

1

inside one's heart; in one's mind

4

in this way; like this

7

setting off (on a trip); departure

2

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

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

3

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

2

smirkingly; smugly; broadly

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

7

confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself

1

saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

2

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

2

violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

7

being startled; getting a shock

1

to grimace; to make a wry face

1

to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

1

hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes

2

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

2

hindrance; intrusion

2

lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather

1

suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

2

one eye; one of one's eyes

1

to close (one's eyes); to shut

8

impudent; shameless; brazen

1

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

6

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

2

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

9

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

1

to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

4

for a long time

3

surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

3

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

11

sleeping bag

4

school

5

classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

1

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

3

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

3