jpdb beta

hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

1

trifles; minor details

1

fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued

1

to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

1

to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

2

slack; looseness; play

1

fatal; deadly; mortal

1

to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh

1

cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking

4

to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

2

miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)

1

spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell

1

hostage

2

trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

1

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

1

deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang

1

beyond one's control; nothing one can do

1

retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out

1

in addition

3

knowledge of tea ceremony; understanding of the Way of Tea; sense of refinement; air of sophistication; playfulness; mischievousness

1

Oriental

1

Japanese person

3

unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent

1

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

2

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

2

miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

3

position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase

3

unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen

3

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

1

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)

1

idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

1

affirmation; affirmative

1

sincere; earnest; serious

2

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

2

to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

1

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

3

duty; role; function

1

black clothes

2

to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

1

weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly

4

at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

2

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

2

teary eyes

1

in a fluster; in a panic

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

2