jpdb beta

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

1

was; were

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

2

how; in what way; by what means

1

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

1

suffix for familiar person

6

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

3

victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

2

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

1

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

3

commandant; commanding officer; general

5

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

1

there is nothing; having nothing

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

1

that is to say; so that means

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

1

is not; am not; are not

1

however; but

2

for this very reason; that is exactly why

1

value; worth; merit

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through

1

meaning; significance

1

(naval) fleet; armada

2

Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)

8

to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

2

heating power; thermal power; firepower

1

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

1

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

2

(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

3

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

reinforcement

1

centre; center; center fielder

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

1

Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)

1

torpedo; (sea) mine; underwater mine

1

soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable

1

to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)

2

anti-aircraft; antiaircraft

2

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

2

leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase

1

so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

1