jpdb beta

to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss

1

notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

1

mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh

5

downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

13

season; time of year

1

water level

2

in the face of; in defiance of

1

expression; looks

1

carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)

1

direct support

1

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

mountain climbing

1

one form (of); a form of

1

madness; craziness; insanity

1

to oversleep

1

lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with

3

with a bang

1

competitive spirit; spirit of rivalry

1

(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack

3

trace

1

mimesis; mimicry; camouflage

2

to go wrong; to turn for the worse

1

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

2

to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)

5

array; muster; line-up; full force

2

roguish; impish

1

frankly speaking

4

desperation; self-abandonment

2

seeming happy

3

autonomy; independence

1

good feeling; feeling good

3

weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

2

three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China

30

rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field

1

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

1

foreign policy

2

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

uncooperative; unhelpful

1

counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught

1

additionally; in addition

1

increase in sophistication; enhancement of functionality; increase in speed; upgrading

1

to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)

2

seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

2

secret talk

1

to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something

1

coolant

1

searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something

1

telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret

2

serious illness

1

to comb

1