jpdb beta

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

3

oath; vow

2

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

8

bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

3

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

3

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

4

-ish; -like

4

tone (of voice); manner of talking

2

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

6

easy; simple; light

5

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

2

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

2

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

9

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

9

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

5

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

12

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

2

fast-talking; rapid talking

2

unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain

1

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

1

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

31

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

11

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

15

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

21

more than usual; especially; particularly

1

equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck

4

paper

1

exposure; disclosure

2

overhasty; rash; premature

1

to shake one's head (in denial)

6

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

1

(the thing) itself

2

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

2

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

8

number one; first; best; most; game; round

10

inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling

2

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

3

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

24

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

5

to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange

1

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

2

full portrait; whole aspect; full story

1

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

14

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

1

for this reason

14

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

6

to raise one's voice; to shout

2

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

9

those (near the second person)

9

precisely because

3