jpdb beta

small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude

3

Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)

1

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

1

to pay the bill; to settle an account

1

in all

1

to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken

1

sacrifice fly; bunt

1

what on Earth is this?

2

metal fittings; metal fixtures

1

having an ancient and honorable origin

1

to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for

2

unless one ...; if one does not ...

1

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

4

falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

3

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

1

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

2

chain; chains

17

circle; ring; torus

1

to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun

1

wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)

2

to be entwined; to be involved

3

but; however; even though; even if

3

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

2

risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

3

freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly

1

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

2

composition

1

no!; don't!; tsk!

4

unavoidable; inevitable

1

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

1

limply

1

rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

1

assailant; marauder

4

to give a glance (at); to take one look at

1

anger; wrath

4

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

3

to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low

1

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

5

sheep (Ovis aries)

2

sleeping comfort or snugness

1

chance meeting

1

(school) period; period or division of time; time limit

4

lethality; killing effectiveness

1

important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)

1

veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience

3

carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)

2

to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly

1

to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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