jpdb beta

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

2

to cut off the retreat

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to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

1

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

1

low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering

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hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

3

grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

1

muddy water; red-light district

2

roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight

2

sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness

1

to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush

1

wild beast; wild animal; brute

1

nesting hole; burrow; den

1

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

1

to whine; to make feeble complaints

1

to lose heart; to lose motivation

1

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

1

husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam

4

a few years later

1

town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)

4

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

little girl

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younger sister

3

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

1

to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far

1

older sister; elder sister

1

to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb

1

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

1

person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily

1

to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

1

boastful speech; bragging

1

to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life

1

ambitious; enterprising

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

2

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

1

seventeen; 17

1

age (esp. advanced)

1

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

1

suffering; distress; hardship; trial

2

smooth sailing

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

1

setting off (on a trip); departure

1

two days later; day after next; next day but one

1

in the mountains; among the mountains

2

to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

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maid; handmaid

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