jpdb beta

evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil

2

both; (not) either

2

to take (be in) charge of

2

(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty

4

great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn

3

in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious

1

being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something

1

to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off

3

small misfortune

4

foothold; footing; position; standing; ground

1

real power

2

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

3

to taste; to try (food or drink)

5

to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk

6

cheap sake

7

stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

mucous membrane; mucosa

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

5

crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated

1

sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person

1

file; rasp

1

without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat

1

garden (esp. with trees); park

3

throbbingly (of pain)

5

employment; hire

2

to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking

1

to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)

1

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)

4

merchant ship

1

main thread (of a story)

1

slave; servant; slavery

12

nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than

6

carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease

3

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

1

base (of operations)

7

quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

15

road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism

1

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

2

and; although; but

2

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

3

somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

4

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

2

to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle

1

flagship

35

Golon

1

hangover

2

to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy

4

escape; evasion; flight

2

to answer a question

5

piling shame on top of shame

2