jpdb beta

rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily

6

to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead

1

self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others

1

feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers

2

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

6

that; he; she; that person

1

boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)

68

living off (a person); sponging off; parasitism

1

buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

3

progress; advance; improvement; development

1

half a year; six months

1

before ... days (months, etc.)

1

fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle

1

dice; die

1

way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment

2

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint

6

a morning drink (of sake)

1

intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp

5

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

3

finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery

1

to work one's way up

1

this and that; various things

2

nineteen; 19

2

remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably

9

to be widely recognized; to be famous

1

coming from neighboring districts (of goods or produce); provincial merchant; local trader; local hoodlum; street tough

1

to use one's influence

1

by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident

1

retainer; vassal; follower

8

senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother

1

wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour

1

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

7

to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime

4

quick-tempered; impatient

3

facetious; droll; funny

1

to wander; to roam from place to place

1

every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

1

crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration

4

samurai's attendant; footman

1

to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink

4

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

1

sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)

1

to hang around; to loaf around; to roll (of something large and heavy); to tumble; to be lying about (all over the place); to be strewn (everywhere)

1

being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed

1

with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten

1

brothel tout; pimp

1

wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)

1

selfish person

2

(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

2