jpdb beta

foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land

1

censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification

1

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

3

relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality

2

route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course

3

traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

2

to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom

1

to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up

6

emphasizes direct object of action

2

my; our; one's own

10

full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month

1

feeling good; feeling pleasant

7

phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem

1

to insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse)

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section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim

2

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)

1

great emperor; ... the Great

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

14

to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

13

these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour

6

dance; dancing

5

in large quantities

1

yay

4

as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction

10

ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven

1

free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control

3

to pass; to pass by

2

just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment

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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

5

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

7

cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)

1

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

13

bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism

1

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

7

ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it

1

victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm

1

great wisdom; excellent disposition; strength (to face something); willpower; vigor

1

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

1

having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled

2

here and there; everywhere

10

world's first; first in the world

1

selling price

1

after death

1

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

3

curse; spell; malediction

10

bus; bus

3

to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save

3

long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem

1

key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue

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