jpdb beta

dim; gloomy

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

2

prison; jail; gaol

1

dungeon

2

neat; trim; tidy; pretty

1

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

2

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

1

one year; some time ago

5

(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially

1

soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

3

forbidden technique; forbidden magic; taboo art

1

magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)

5

as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will

1

devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly

1

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

1

overlooking; turning a blind eye

1

idle talk; chit-chat; gossip

1

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

2

revenge

2

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

1

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

1

respect and affection; love and respect

1

rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing

1

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

1

attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1

in that respect; on that point; in that regard

1

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty

1

reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

1

slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

1

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

1

to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)

1

to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

1

to seek a path; to find one's way

1

sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke

1

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

1

to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)

1

disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

1

good boy; good girl

1

love or affection for one's parents

1

as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction

1