jpdb beta

man among men; man's man

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I; we

1

shut up!; be quiet!

2

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

1

a little more

1

old friend; old pal

1

Yoshiyuki

1

(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary

1

public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

2

presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out

1

stale; hackneyed; cliched

1

to let (a person) pass first

1

blocking the way; standing in the way

1

to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate

1

puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer

1

first-class goods

1

emperor; king; prince

1

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

3

fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)

1

to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend

4

unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up

1

to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

1

determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)

1

needlework; sewing; seamstress

1

splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!

1

Saya

1

sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

10

to sew on

1

straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy

1

to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)

1

virile; tough; masculine; intense

2

no trouble; easy; simple

1

confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match

3

with these words; while saying

1

to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)

1

resistance

1

willing to do; prepared

1

from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

2

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

3

to fail to hear; to miss

1

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

2

to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm

1

cherry blossom (colour, color)

1

light brown

1

evil shaman; witch doctor

4

per capita; per person

1

grim face

2

decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation

1