jpdb beta

to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

4

versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

2

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

3

real intention; true motive; true meaning

3

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

2

to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together

1

guess; speculation; supposition

2

region; limits; stage; level

2

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

2

my; one's own; I ...; one ...

2

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

1

dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing

1

to discuss; to talk together

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

3

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

myself

1

conviction; belief; confidence

3

speculation; thinking; meditation

1

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

5

scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage

1

to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)

1

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

3

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

3

to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

1

early morning

2

first thing in the morning

3

to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect

1

to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)

1

sleepy; drowsy

1

fist

2

chandelier

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

2

to hang (something) on the wall

2

to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

2

emphasis-adding particle

3

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

1

(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)

1

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

1

tiny; little; wee

1

grandpa; granddad

1

moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

3

gentle; mild; meek; tender

2

shawl

1

somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely

1

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

1

snugly; cosily; compactly

2

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

1

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

3

heredity; (genetic) inheritance

1

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

2