jpdb beta

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

1

devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

1

nobleman's illegitimate child; product (of e.g. war); offspring; aftermath

1

dim; gloomy

2

(made of) stone; stone-built

1

prison; jail; gaol

5

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

2

intermittent

1

to squeeze out; to wring out

2

ensemble; harmony (between performers); coordination; ensemble (of clothes); outfit

2

Her Majesty the Queen

2

rebel; traitor

1

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

honour; honor; glory; privilege

2

military uniform

1

nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

1

blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair

2

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

2

wrist

1

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

1

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

1

languidly; loosely

2

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

3

blow; hit (on the body); beating

1

laceration

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

3

depths (of an art, one's mind, etc.); heart; inner mysteries; profound; deep; esoteric

2

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

3

advance; moving forward; progress

1

using all one's strength; using all one's might

1

violent explosion; bursting

1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

1

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

3

violence; reckless action; (an) outrage

1

subordinate person

7

to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

1

to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid

2

to cure; to heal

1

to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

1

to laugh scornfully

1

petty underling; small fry

1

beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

2

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

2

to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp

1