jpdb beta

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

2

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

1

nothing but; none other than

3

simple; plain

2

demon of death

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also known as; also called

1

I; you

4

to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)

5

soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable

5

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

2

death (and entering the hereafter)

1

guard; watchman

2

judgment; judgement; decision; verdict

5

information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing

1

but; however; although; though

1

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1

... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

2

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

1

chance; opportunity; occasion

3

(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money

2

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

4

death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

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error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense

1

to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

1

one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position

7

really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely

1

innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

1

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

1

exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

1

speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression

1

speech; expression; wording; language

2

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

2

behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness

6

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

2

to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

2

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

8

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

4

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

3

lanky person; beanpole; lamppost; tall and thin; lanky

1

boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

5

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

6

rational

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse

3

dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch

1

floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)

1

no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

2

forced; compulsory

2

to thrust away; to send flying

1

shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled

2