jpdb beta

to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

3

to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord

1

eighty; 80

4

and yet; though; when; in spite of

1

quickly adaptable; pro-active

1

heredity; heritage

1

to stand to reason

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

2

outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)

1

to not take seriously; to take lightly

1

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

11

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

different (quality, nature); heterogeneous

2

persecution; oppression

1

ancestor; forefather; foremother

1

at that time; in those days

1

chance meeting

3

to do together; to share; to participate in

1

guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)

1

turning point; transition phase

2

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

3

one's family and followers; one's whole clan

1

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

9

belief; faith; conviction

1

collapse; downfall

1

to choke; to have trouble breathing

1

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

2

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

3

to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

1

body; physique; build; stature

1

ignorance; innocence; stupidity

1

uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)

1

can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...

1

appearance; figure; shape; form

1

one's mind

4

to run through; to run past

2

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

1

to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate

2

abrupt; sudden

8

visit (from someone); call

2

to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)

2

reply; answer

1

showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude

1

to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill

6

acquaintance

2

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

3

company (i.e. business)

1

conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)

1