jpdb beta

periodic; regular; routine

5

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

3

to the last; persistency; thoroughness

1

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

3

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

3

great joy

4

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

2

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

2

to make one's name well known; to gain much fame

1

ingenuity; resourcefulness

5

ambitious person

2

the throne; the crown

29

thumb; big toe

4

area; domain; territory; field; range; region

3

invasion

13

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

1

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

2

just one person; only one

7

to redeem (from sin); to save

1

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

2

upper arm

2

grief; lamentation

2

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

4

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

1

abrupt; sudden

10

somehow; somewhat; seemingly

1

munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)

2

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

6

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

2

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

26

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

5

broken; intermittent; disconnected

1

prediction; estimation

12

category

1

intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

2

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

5

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

6

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

2

to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action

2

to fight against; to oppose; to face

2

to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

8

evening sun; setting sun

1

shade of a rock

1

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

4

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

4

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

2

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

11

contribution; service

1