jpdb beta

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

5

sea; ocean; waters

4

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

7

travel; trip; journey

21

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

6

eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)

2

to return; to come back

5

ancient times

3

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

7

exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

2

to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

61

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

2

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

2

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

15

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

3

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

3

to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

1

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

1

expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent

2

to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

39

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

3

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money

35

to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind

1

view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook

1

rooftop

1

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

1

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

11

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

21

shoulder

16

cheek (of face)

10

to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)

1

reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

2

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

1

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

1

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

3

party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

4

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

2

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

13

to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on

1

what sort; what kind

4

along the road; along the way

1

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

12

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

9

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

2

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

3

stairs; stairway; staircase

7

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

9

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

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