jpdb beta

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

1

why; how

5

to dream (of)

4

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

3

personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR

1

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

1

God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan

1

fortune-telling; divination

1

good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto

1

curse; malediction; hex

1

cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

1

loveable; very likeable; like very much

2

Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)

1

saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

1

outside help; help from without; salvation by faith

1

Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire

1

this and that; one thing or another

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

2

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

7

entreaty to a deity

2

historic; historical; traditional

1

definite

1

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

2

to be reliable

1

recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

2

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

5

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

1

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

1

negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

tritagonist

1

friend

1

a married woman's paramour; lover

1

in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown

2

truly; in earnest

1

escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

3

to grasp tightly

1

mobile telephone; cellular telephone

3

shiveringly

1

good gracious; oh my

1

telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration

1

some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot

1

too much; excessively; too

2

to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into

1

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

1

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

1

to redeem (from sin); to save

2