jpdb beta

things; everything

1

to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

1

to act; to take action

1

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

5

to rack one's brain

1

to take (adopt) measures

1

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

1

second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

1

invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable

1

presentation

2

to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee

1

suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer

1

even if; even though; if

1

reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

2

self-consciousness

5

to be touching; to be moving

1

absolutely; only

3

humiliating

1

that's the way it is; such is life

2

not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think

1

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

3

position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation

5

to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

1

man among men; manly man; alpha male

1

escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis

1

means; way; measure

2

to be embarrassed; to lose face

2

mediator; go-between; middleman

1

real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

1

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

2

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

3

going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote

1

also called

1

to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

1

to grasp tightly

2

rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

1

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

3

to crouch; to squat; to cower

2

huge body; large build

1

eight o'clock

2

evening meal

1

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

10

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

2

top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

2

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

late at night

4

two o'clock

4