jpdb beta

not yet known; unknown; strange

3

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

1

there is nothing

2

behind; in the rear; in back

1

dispersing; vanishing

1

to recover consciousness; to come to

1

to be overcome with emotion

2

thank you

2

to dream (of)

3

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

companion; company

2

you

1

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

2

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

every person; every mouth; every entrance

1

historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular

3

to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen

1

day after day; day by day

2

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

2

because of this

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

1

(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush

1

some days; several days

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

2

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

to seize the initiative

2

(political) power; authority; influence

2

switching over to; migration; transition

2

to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)

2

to make plans

1

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

1

hegemony; leadership; initiative

1

portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back

2

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

1

old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book

4

only recently; just of late

1

one's subordinate

1

castle

2

to employ; to engage

2

to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)

1

to carry out a scheme

1

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

2

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

2

deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

2

baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence

1

recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)

5

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

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