jpdb beta

long (time); longstanding; for a long time

1

being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed

1

right of control; supremacy; sovereignty

1

depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

4

smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

2

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

1

automatic

1

intercept; interception; counter-attack

1

one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity

1

parallel; equal; match

1

-less; lacking; non-existing

1

by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect

1

desire; wish; aspiration

1

to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)

1

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

3

meditation; contemplation

1

(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)

1

metabolic syndrome; overweight

1

insecticide; insect repellent

1

to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)

1

saying no is also an expression of fondness; no often means yes; the lady doth protest too much

1

damage; injury; loss

3

in good coordination

1

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

1

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

1

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

2

fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely

1

to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath

1

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

1

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

2

repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

1

rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive

1

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

2

use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

1

isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

3

to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule

1

travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy; (accumulated) experiences; (personal) history

1

nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

1

essential condition

1

bookshelf

1

iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison

8

room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)

7

advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

1

many years; a long time

1

the (four) limbs; arms and legs

2

rational

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to come from; to have roots in

1

whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force

1