jpdb beta

exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

1

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

1

country town; rural town

2

to move (house); to change residence

3

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

7

diligent; industrious

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

2

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

1

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

3

Japan

1

highest institute of education

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

1

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

1

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

3

a few years later

2

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

1

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

1

several days later

1

to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

3

son; penis

2

this (very thing); this precisely

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

spy; secret agent

1

duty; function; office; mission; task

6

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

5

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

2

though; notwithstanding; although

5

to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

2

to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against

1

elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)

1

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

3

husband

1

foolish; stupid; silly

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

1

several weeks; a few weeks

1

several months

2

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

4

half a year; six months

1

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

1

to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

fist fight

1

if I (we, etc.) could

1

wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension

1

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

2