jpdb beta

climax; peak; zenith; apex

1

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

1

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

1

to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)

1

to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted

1

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

1

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

to telephone; to make a phone call

1

irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible

1

with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment

2

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

2

mental derangement; mental confusion; alienation

1

just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

1

forensic medicine; forensic pathology; medical jurisprudence; legal medicine

1

to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)

1

suicide by hanging; hanging oneself

1

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

1

beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice

1

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

1

a trickle of tears

1

writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

10

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort

1

this time; now

1

dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)

7

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1

to bury; to embed; to implant

2

originator; founder

1

to die; to pass away

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

2

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

1

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

3

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

2

(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis

2

top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

2

expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.

1

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

2

library; book collection; paperback book

2

present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

1

complete works; complete collection; complete series

1

according to (someone)

2

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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Hyōgo Prefecture (Kinki area)

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The Asahi Shimbun Company

1

local news section; the city desk

1

arts and sciences; liberal arts

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editorial writer

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