jpdb beta

near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

3

reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

1

(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing

2

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

4

consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

1

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

1

queer; odd; fantastic

1

not caring; not giving a damn

1

term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

3

to give directions; to issue instructions

2

immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

1

regulation; adjustment; control

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)

1

starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

southwest

1

wheat field; barley field; cornfield

2

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

1

judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

1

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

1

festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

1

early in the morning

1

busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden

1

bird's-eye view; aerial view; overhead view

1

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

4

seeming (to be); appearing; apparently

1

crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care

4

to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

2

people; men and women; each person; everybody

1

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

3

wheat; barley; oat (oats)

1

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

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

2

quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly

1

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

1

slaughter; massacre

4

ongoing; in progress; afoot

1

to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

4

pity; compassion; mercy

1

lack; absence; omission

1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

1

the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong

1

same family (race, tribe)

1

justification; rationalization

1