jpdb beta

sphere of influence

1

torture; pains (of hell)

2

to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

3

wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)

1

moment by moment; hour by hour

2

hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!

2

gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

9

aluminium can; aluminum can

4

indigo blue; indigo

1

flare; star shell

1

impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking

1

flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly

2

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

1

handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

5

birds

1

owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

1

mountains and seas

2

sutra; Buddhist scriptures

2

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

epidemic; plague; pestilence

1

brown; tan

1

fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

4

mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird

3

mineral matter; metallic property

1

to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare

2

anyone; any person; whoever

1

friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

1

air-to-surface missile; ASM

1

study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key

1

easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do

1

practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

1

Taoism; Daoism

1

original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source

1

charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu

1

tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement

1

freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty

1

wild goose

1

to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

1

to spread one's wings

2

claw; talon

2

to be injured; to sustain a wound

1

to be constricted; to tighten (in the middle); to narrow

1

mutation; change; transition

1

to win

2

clip-clop (esp. of geta); clink-clink (e.g. of metal on glass); clink-clank

1

to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

1

spirit power; magical power

2

to throw into; to dump in together

1

attracting customers

1