jpdb beta

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

1

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

1

each time it happens; at all such times

2

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

8

ah; oh; hey!

2

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

9

(of fire) to spread; to extend itself

2

to be burned down

2

clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

1

to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect

1

to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head

2

failure; mistake; blunder

25

essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)

1

to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

4

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

2

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

2

weight; heavyweight boxer

1

to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase

1

entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly

2

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

5

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

2

dirty hands; grimy hands

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

3

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

1

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

2

feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

1

(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

1

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

2

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

3

attaching and detaching; putting on and removing

1

helper; assistant; help

5

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

8

meaning; called; said

2

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

1

thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

1

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

2

example; precedent; case

2

to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill

7

one's long-cherished desire

2

the very best; utmost

1

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

1

to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

1

lucky; fortunate

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glory

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