jpdb beta

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

2

door; gate; opening; title page

1

faltering; hesitation

1

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

2

to be remembered; to go down in history

1

nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so

1

extremely

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

2

nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be

1

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

3

researcher

1

poor; lame; ill-prepared

2

to collide; to clash

1

to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on

1

attitude to life; form of existence; way of life

1

muddy stream

1

strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)

1

desperate; hopeless

1

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

1

fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion

2

retirement from public office; going into opposition; losing power

1

feudal; feudalistic

1

master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee

1

lord; master

1

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

2

loyalty; loyal (faithful) service

1

in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown

1

to need; to call for; to require

1

loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)

1

one's birthplace

1

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

1

dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude

1

to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess

2

how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?

1

oratory; eloquence

1

the second time

1

youth; springtime of life; adolescent

1

to besmirch; to sully

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

women; womenfolks

1

what sort; what kind

2

community

1

arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness

2

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

4

to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

1

easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

2

place to go; destination

1

to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter

1

in name only; titular; nominal

1

leavings; leftovers

1