jpdb beta

tch; ugh; damn

7

shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship

8

to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)

19

effect; efficacy; validity; potency

1

yellow dragon

11

summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation

6

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

4

suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden

4

ring; arena; ring

3

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

8

diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending

32

yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

martial arts; military arts; Bushido

2

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

2

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

2

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

4

territory; domain; field; area; domain; region

1

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

2

performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

2

to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

3

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

3

to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy

3

possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)

1

forced repatriation; deportation

1

spiritual; incorporeal

1

therefore; consequently

1

to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt

5

interference; intervention; meddling

1

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

2

information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)

14

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

4

slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly

1

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

8

to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

2

leather gloves

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

5

always; constantly; at all times; habitually

2

wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on

1

glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe

1

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

3

crest; coat of arms

7

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

3

geometric pattern

1

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

2

kaleidoscope

1

engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp

2

to shed light; to cast light

2

irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)

1