jpdb beta

to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control

1

Moira; Moyra

5

first (in a series)

1

to intertwine; to twist together

1

Atropos

4

erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird

1

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

12

weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense

7

(weaving) warp

1

weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)

2

without

2

feeling keenly; fully realizing

3

Akutagawa Ryūnosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)

1

mountain of swords; mountain in hell covered in swords (with their tips pointing upward)

1

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

5

technical; specialist; professional; exclusive

1

becoming well-known; becoming common knowledge

2

to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

4

blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)

3

regarding highly; attaching importance to

1

importance; seriousness

1

to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

3

saint; holy woman

2

guillotine

1

nickname

1

executioner's block

1

to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

1

militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk

2

community center; community centre

2

temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building

1

the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down

1

urban areas; the streets; town; city

1

to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better

1

battery; cell

2

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick

1

(appearing, occurring) one after another

1

to make plans

1

to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm

2

reminder

8

with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion

7

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

11

have a good day; take care; see you

2

panoramic view; bird's-eye view

2

one third; a third part

2

office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water

3

hiding place; refuge

2

neighbouring house; neighboring house

5

very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)

3