jpdb beta

being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove

2

root; lower part

1

straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy

1

denial; negation; negation; NOT operation

1

supreme commander

1

locational advantage; advantageous position

2

to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)

2

consideration; taking into account

1

northern mountains; mountains to the north

1

temple; monk's quarters; monk

1

temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building

2

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

1

edge (brow) of mountain

2

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

1

to lie down (in bed); to retire (to bed); to become bedridden (with an illness)

1

white clouds

1

vast; boundless; vague; obscure

1

rising; ascending; climbing

1

still; hushed

1

dark before dawn

2

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

4

daily routine; daily work; daily lesson

2

(a) few; some; several

2

weather (conditions); disposition; temperament

1

all creation; all nature; all the universe

1

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

1

to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear

1

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

2

thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

1

to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

2

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

1

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

1

servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling

3

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

1

feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection

1

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

1

to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err

1

single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed

1

for one thing ...

1

to shake off; to forsake

2

foreign enemy; outside invader

1

pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing

1

type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching

1

(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit

1

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

1

offering oneself (for); volunteering (to do); coming forward; going ahead of others

1

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills

7

to open; to unfold; to spread out

2