jpdb beta

rather than (do ...)

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

3

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

14

anything; whatever; whatever one likes

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

2

long

1

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

4

thorough; exhaustive; complete

2

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

6

etiquette; good manners

2

dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

1

hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle

1

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

2

complaint

1

bow; bowing

2

angle

1

stickily; relentlessly

1

five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life

1

almost every day; almost daily

1

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

2

window frame; sash

2

ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power

2

(feather) duster; dusting

5

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

1

craftsman; artisan

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

3

cleaning floors

1

many children; large family

3

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

2

to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off

1

economic collapse; financial failure; bankruptcy

1

alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)

1

feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority

1

working without pay; free service; work for nothing

2

credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

2

lounge suite

1

sofa; couch

1

opposite side; opposition

1

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

3

to get too skinny

1

long time

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

10

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

2

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

1

tee-hee

2

suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle

1

only; merely; but; no more than

3