jpdb beta

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

3

once more

1

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

1

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

4

in that way; thus; so; the same; so?

3

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

1

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

1

to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger

1

to set (sun); to become dark

1

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

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

3

don't you think?; indicates question

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

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

8

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

1

one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path

2

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

from now; from this moment; henceforth

1

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

3

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

9

(verbal) message; word (from someone)

1

assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party

1

to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

1

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

3

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

3

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

1

useless resistance; vain struggle

1

I; me

2

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

oof; ough; ulp

2

Ishikawa Prefecture (Hokuriku area)

2

family of samurai lineage; person with samurai ancestors; shizoku; the second of three official classes in Japan in 1869-1947, consisting of former samurai

2

pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure

2

in the same way; like; likewise; similarly

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

strength; toughness; bravery; boldness

1

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision

1

thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

1

readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

1

coachman; driver; cabman; postilion

1

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

2

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

1

doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

1