jpdb beta

to have a talk; to tell a story

3

surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

1

together; at the same time; same; identical

2

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

2

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

6

at that time; in those days

1

to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

1

finally; in the end; on top of all that

1

asleep (in bed); sick in bed

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

6

purity; chastity

1

scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

1

after that; afterwards; thereafter

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

5

satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

8

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

3

tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

1

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

3

no matter how much time passes

2

to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least

1

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

3

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

7

Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

1

school (e.g. of ikebana)

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

2

foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity

1

approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely

1

to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

1

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

1

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

1

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

4

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

1

silence (not speaking); muteness

1

(one's parents') home

3

guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

1

well, I must admit ...

2

tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous

1

to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language

1

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

3

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

3