jpdb beta

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

11

unexpectedly; surprisingly

1

she; her; girlfriend

9

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

2

power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

2

prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny

1

Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; Hokurikudō; highway running through the Hokuriku region

2

great commander; famous commander

4

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

10

last year

2

line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

1

clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)

1

memory; sense; experience

3

level; just; peaceful

1

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

4

enemy nation

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

6

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

6

danger; peril; hazard; risk

7

maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position

1

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

1

discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom

1

day and night; around the clock; always; constantly

1

to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly

6

to plead; to urge; to pester; to beg; to badger; to complain

2

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

5

entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings

3

so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent

4

north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku

3

univalve

8

selection

1

hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death

2

southern part; the south (of a region)

2

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

3

forest; woodland; woods; area of dense woody vegetation

2

small hill; low hill; hillock

1

to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell

7

company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body

4

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

10

to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

9

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

1

calamity; disaster; accident

1

favor; favour; affection

8

woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)

1

(one's parents') home

1

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

2

cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)

1

physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)

1

apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate

1

Kyūsuke

1