jpdb beta

losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation

2

despair; hopelessness

6

to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)

1

to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees

1

willpower; energy; vitality

4

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

2

red clay; red earth; laterite; dark-red paint

1

clear; distinct

1

strong-willed; strong of heart

1

ornamental hairpin

1

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

1

Western clothing; Western binding

2

blue eyes

3

camisole

1

white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

6

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

1

prisoner; convict

1

manufacturing method; recipe; formula

1

civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)

1

swordsmith

7

oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha

1

spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen

7

surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu

6

REM sleep

1

somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely

1

pump-priming; rousing; stimulation

1

satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable

1

timid; fainthearted; weak-willed

2

(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

2

your husband; her husband

1

help; assistance; service

2

overreaction

2

since when; from when; how long

3

Japanese man (esp. with traditional, masculine values); Japanese manhood

1

coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person

1

unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat

1

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

3

crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp

1

headhunting (collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies)

1

people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos

2

to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to reconciliate (with); to make peace (with)

1

barbarian; savage

1

deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA

1

literally; self-explanatorily

1

potentiality; dormancy; latency

4

hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength

1

extraordinary strength displayed in an emergency; surge of power beyond one's normal capacity; great strength exerted at risk

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

loss; forfeit

1