jpdb beta

principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

3

to break the silence; to break one's silence

1

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

1

madness; insanity

4

to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about

1

deliberate hindrance; obstruction

1

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

2

discomfort

2

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

you (plural); all of you; you all

3

falseness (logic); falsehood

2

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

1

one's subordinate

1

secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting

1

something small; something petty; trifle

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

2

to the end; to the last

1

to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

1

appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices

2

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

8

to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate

1

extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce

1

pain; agony; bitterness

1

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

2

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

1

exchange of blows; long rally

1

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

3

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

1

platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit

1

weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight

1

reverberation; echo

1

great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking

1

foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

2

ji (ancient Chinese halberd)

2

a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic

2

flash (of light); glint; schiller

3

six; 6

4

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

3

elbow

1

counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.

1

skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

1

personal ornament (adorned with gemstones, and usu. worn by the nobility in ancient India or adorning Buddhist statues); necklace; diadem; moulded decoration hanging from the edges of a Buddhist canopy, gables, etc.

1

Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna

1

poisonous snake; poisonous serpent

6

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

2

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

1

sworn enemy

2

to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish

2

virtue and influence; virtue and authority

1

forked stick

1