jpdb beta

rather; better; instead; if anything

8

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

1

whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

6

declaration

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price; cost; value; worth; value

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

2

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

5

placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous

1

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

8

Japanese person

4

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

else; in addition; besides

2

to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

1

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

7

to accept; to receive; to agree

1

Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times

1

haikai (collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.); haikai no renga (humorous, often vulgar style of renga which emerged in the 16th century); absurd; comical

1

essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings

2

cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

1

clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance

1

appreciation; admiration; enjoyment

1

emphasizes direct object of action

1

bad habit; vice

1

complaint

1

beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

1

had better ...; had better not ...

2

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

2

earthquake

2

lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

1

fire; conflagration

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)

1

proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

1

true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses

4

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

3

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

1

unique; peculiar; singular

1

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

4

natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God

1

in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of

1

recent years

3

to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)

6

ancestor; forefather; foremother

1

tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)

1

tradition; convention

1

to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down

1

modern science

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