jpdb beta

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

9

impossible; unlikely; improbable

6

choices; alternatives; options

3

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

4

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

8

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

4

sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan

1

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

10

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

14

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

2

supreme; sublime; highest

1

minority group (party); minority

2

member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

6

to attract attention

2

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

9

to breathe out; to exhale

3

half

3

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

2

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

12

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

1

tiredness; fatigue

2

to rock; to shake; to swing

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

5

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

3

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

10

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

1

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

9

reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly

3

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

6

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

2

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

2

six; 6

3

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

1

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

4

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

46

sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

2

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

5

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

33

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

9

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

9

olden days; former

5

only once

1

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

12

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

17