jpdb beta

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

imitation; sham; -like

1

time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)

1

of all things

1

lady; gentleman; person

2

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

1

freedom; liberty

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

5

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

2

to cease; to stop; to be over

1

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

3

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

2

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

1

complete devotion; body and soul; one's best

1

happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

1

interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

1

supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory

1

common; usual

3

to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)

1

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

1

daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute

1

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

1

if I (we, etc.) could

3

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

2

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

2

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

1

much less; to say nothing of

1

sparklingly

1

look!; there!; here!; that is

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

2

hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm

1

thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

1

(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

1

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1

to hear a rumor; to get wind of

1

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

1

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

1

invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)

1

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

2

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

1

pitfall; trap; pit

1

fire; conflagration

2

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

1

old man; old geezer

1

near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

1

thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

1

further; above; anymore

4

in addition to this

1

supply; supplying; replenishment

2