jpdb beta

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

1

glare; sharp look

1

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

2

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

4

hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

2

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

3

head; chief; boss; leader

1

serious wound; hard blow

1

to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

2

to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)

2

serious illness

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

3

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

1

situated deep in the mountains

1

in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally

1

with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand

2

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

1

serious wound; serious injury

1

considerably; greatly; a lot

3

old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed

1

one's previous existence

1

foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury

11

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

1

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

2

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

1

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

1

distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness

1

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

1

firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly

1

large build; large pattern

1

critical (condition); serious

1

to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

1

looking into distance; watchtower; distant view

1

to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

1

to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from

1

reprisal; revenge

1

deep-seated grudge; hatred

3

as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

1

god of death; death deity; Death

2

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

7

to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply

3

shithead; bastard

2

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle

1

troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)

1

furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this

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