jpdb beta

to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)

1

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

1

shut up!; be quiet!

5

junior high school student; middle school pupil

1

debate; discussion

1

million times; praying a million times

2

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

1

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

30

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

8

sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking

2

(nothing) but a little

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

2

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

2

safety; security

4

win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins

5

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

2

you; I; me; oneself

2

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

4

holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner

1

in this way; like this

6

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

7

law

6

to writhe (in pain)

2

fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)

4

you (plural)

6

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

3

to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles

4

primary school; elementary school; grade school

3

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

14

boy; man; male

2

to cover one's face

6

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

14

magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

2

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

43

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

1

(with a) start; fright; alarm

4

to stiffen; to become stiff

6

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

10

too much; excessive; too

4

family lineage

1

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

1

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

1

one; same (mind, path, etc.)

6

-ist; -er

1

dispersal; scattering; discrete

1

animal trainer

1

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

2

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

1