jpdb beta

to bear; to endure

1

difficulty

1

being worth doing

1

independent state; independent nation

1

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

2

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

1

Northern and Southern Courts (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties; Northern and Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)

1

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

1

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

1

now that; since; so long as; because

1

dumping ground; dump

1

last days; the end; one's fate

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

wandering

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

1

dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death

1

execution

2

tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)

2

penalty; sentence; punishment

2

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

4

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

1

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

2

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

1

assassination

1

scum of the earth; monster; fiend

1

(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence

1

hell

1

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

1

execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple

1

mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

1

tendon

1

cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

1

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

3

similar to; like

1

youth; young man

1

intimacy; affection; familiarity

1

evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge

1

open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest

1

to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

1

power struggle

2

intensification; aggravation

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

economic strength

1

expansion; extension; elongation; stretching

1

striking; remarkable; considerable

1

international trade; foreign trade; overseas trade

1

New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)

3

getting on board; sailor; seaman

1