jpdb beta

start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point

2

to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position

1

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

1

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

1

succeeding; following; trailing; next

2

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

1

single combat; duel; one-on-one fight

1

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

1

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

1

never mind!; don't worry about it

1

land; shore

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

difference; variation; difference

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

4

(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart

1

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)

1

to hold fast; to protect to the end

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

2

Shinto shrine

1

to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs

2

abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)

1

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed

1

to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

1

point in time; occasion

1

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

1

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

1

to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life

1

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

1

scolding; reprimand; lecture

1

older brother and younger sister

2

manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit

1

Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)

1

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

1

severe; strict; tough; hard

1

family

2

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

2

world; society; people; the public

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

1

slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly

1