jpdb beta

to speak; to say; to vocalize

4

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

1

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

1

warning; advice

1

objective; aim; mark

1

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

1

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

2

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

3

political opponent

2

child of an emperor

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

3

to send back

1

so much

1

(Japanese) imperial succession

1

right (to do something); authority; power

1

intimacy; affection; familiarity

1

to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

1

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

1

one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities

1

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

1

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

1

father

2

verbal message; word (from someone)

1

individual; private person; personal; private

1

almond eyes; slit eyes

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

3

surreptitious glance; looking furtively

2

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

1

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

1

rule; reign; government; governing

1

to give a reason

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

3

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

2

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

3

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

1

to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever

2

shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

1

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

3

benefit; use; good; profit; gains

1

choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

1

the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar

2

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

1

to govern; to manage; to subdue

1

antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling

1

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

1

to be in one's debt

1

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

1

to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation

1