jpdb beta

whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen

1

to break into fragments; to go to pieces

3

endlessly; ceaselessly

3

dark space

1

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

2

honest; steady

1

to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot

1

to trouble; to bother; to annoy

2

to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

1

to stick it out (until the end)

1

surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

2

to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open

2

to be worth it; to pay

2

to send or direct a person to

1

to smash down; to beat in

1

to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff

1

to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to

2

to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

1

heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product

1

arbitrary

2

low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)

1

stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar

2

bleak; chilly; dreary

1

to extend; to expand; to spread out

1

all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims

3

all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

5

asking oneself

1

onstage appearance of the jōruri musicians and chanters (in kabuki)

1

to steal

1

a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

4

big quarrel; huge fight; big row

1

to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)

3

to be thirsty

2

envy

4

to put one's life on the line

1

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

8

downright lie

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

2

vanity; vainglory

1

to chip off; to scrape off; to prune

4

bright; intelligent

2

within one's means

1

to show one's affection; to express one's love

2

spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed

1

stature; body height

1

word game; wordplay; playing with words

1

I pray; I wish

3

bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance

2

in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

2

to look old; to get old

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