jpdb beta

useless; vain; aimless; idle

1

waste; extravagance

2

a few years later

2

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

3

lifestyle; way of life

1

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

5

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

2

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

1

rule; government

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

4

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

11

birth; creation; formation

1

blessing

1

government affairs

1

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

5

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

6

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

2

if you do this; if this is the case

1

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

2

river management; river improvement; flood control

1

project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct

1

extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)

3

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

1

difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble

1

to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties

1

to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

1

triumphant return; returning in triumph

2

fame; reputation; renown

1

(world of) politics; political world; political circles

2

advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

3

an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable

1

influential person; man of importance

2

to increase; to add to; to augment

7

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

2

to be in high spirits

1

to govern; to manage; to subdue

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

4

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

2

to look forward to

1

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

3

way of reciting; way of telling a story

1

to change completely; to change suddenly

1

even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

2

success in life

1

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

3

aging; ageing; adding to one's years

1

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

5

decrease; reduction; decline

3

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

2