jpdb beta

at times; occasionally

1

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

3

by sheer strength; by brute force

3

exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

3

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

1

to pick up; to pick out

2

contradiction; inconsistency

2

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

13

to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires

3

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

2

to kill one's enemy (opponent)

1

to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

4

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

12

good grief

2

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

2

they; those guys

1

means; is; as for

6

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

5

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

2

to have the nerve to

5

odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting

3

way; method; means; resource; course

4

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

3

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

13

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

1

just because; even if; even though

5

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

12

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

3

jealous; envious

2

several tens

3

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

8

motive power; driving force

1

what

4

meaning; called; said

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

7

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

37

finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows

1

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

3

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

9

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

6

both arms

3

even if not; even without

4

discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

4

to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)

2

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

40

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

5

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

3