jpdb beta

tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

3

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

1

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

1

bicycle; bike

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

1

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

3

to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of

2

continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)

1

neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

1

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

1

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

12

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

1

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

1

determination; resolution

1

from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

7

no

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

1

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

2

absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

2

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

3

narrator

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Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

6

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

1

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

7

deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

2

harbour

1

Lugang

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner

1

Taiwan

6

the oldest; the earliest

1

sea; ocean; waters

1

god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

1

to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

1

company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)

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

2

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

5

harbour; harbor; port

1

queen of heaven

1

palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

1

God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person

1

to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze

2