jpdb beta

praying for rain

1

to backfire; to have a harmful result

1

to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit

1

everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled

1

both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

1

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

4

tales of one's travels

2

head; leader; top; (arch.) important part

1

happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation

1

historical; traditional; historic

3

the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

1

the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown

1

attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness

3

well; in good health; safe; free from accident

3

chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke

2

support; stay; prop

1

to yield; to give way to; to make way for

2

absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper

1

to poke; to push

1

sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort

1

to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed

1

to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

1

established practice; custom

1

alright; of no concern; unproblematic; okay; fine

2

to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter

1

order; discipline; regularity; system; method

3

being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something

1

head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir

1

persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet

1

general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group

1

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

looking depressed; long face

1

imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion

3

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

2

comfortably; easily

2

to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get

1

condition; state of preservation

1

value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction

3

increase of blood

1

of noble birth; wellborn

1

prisoner; convict

1

Imperial household

4

talk; story; conversation

1

someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board

2

grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict

1

with one's own hands

2

reward; prize

11

high rating; good reputation

2

superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart

1

ticket

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