jpdb beta

to open (one's eyes) wide

2

to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal

2

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

1

gravel; ballast; pebbles

1

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

1

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

5

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

2

mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours

3

no way to do; nothing can be done

1

to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through

6

checkmate

1

whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place

1

agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells

1

pitch-black; jet-black

2

queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)

7

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

halfway point

1

precisely because

3

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

5

sweeping sideways; mowing down

4

to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)

1

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

1

moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

1

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

3

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

2

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

11

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

1

course of action

1

alternately; by turns

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

4

ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area

1

to arrive home; to return

1

when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

1

smuggling vessel; vessel used for smuggling; smuggler

5

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

3

origin; beginning; start

1

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

1

paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement

1

to harden earth into a mass

1

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

1

territory; domain; field; area; domain; region

2

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

2

region; limits; stage; level

1

question; query

1

demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible

14

oak; orc (fictional humanoid creature); ork

1

ogre; auger

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1