jpdb beta

living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot

1

crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally

1

proposal; proposition; suggestion

4

third

1

escape; getaway; evasion

1

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

9

a little; a bit; slightly

1

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

1

both; both sides; both parties

3

to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet

1

sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense

1

sense of duty (obligation)

2

for this very reason; that is exactly why

4

to put one's life on the line

1

result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following

9

threat; menace

2

imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation

2

have to do; must; should; ought to

1

I; as for me

2

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

9

what; what?; hey!

1

left eye

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

2

to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts

1

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

1

to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

1

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

2

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

5

pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course

3

evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress

3

then; and (then); in that case; if so

1

to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

1

and then; and so; and; so then

1

future prospects; promise

1

potential; latent faculties; potential capacities

1

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

1

to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

suicide

4

to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself

23

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

3

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

3

immense sum (of money); ten thousand yen

2

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

2

rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked

2

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

1

literally; to the letter; literal

3

milking semen; extracting semen

2

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

2