jpdb beta

power; might; authority; influence

1

show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

3

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

step; stride; counter for steps

1

within; inside of; less than

1

indicates question

1

steel; sword steel; sword

20

bull's-eye; the mark

1

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

2

overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles

1

Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence

1

countermeasure; counter-measure

1

makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid

1

to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth

1

gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

1

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

2

mother

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

2

to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

2

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

1

to spend time (on doing something)

1

to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

1

(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

1

nickname

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

2

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

2

salary; wages; pay

1

shade of a tree; bower

1

bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom

3

blanket

6

standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary

1

to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile

1

giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

4

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

2

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

3

emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

1

who; what kind of person

7

herself; she herself

1

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

1

life; living; livelihood; (one's) living

1

safety; security

2

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

2

complete stranger; total stranger

1

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

1

means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

1

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

3