jpdb beta

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

2

readiness to die; (in the) face of death

1

haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important

1

to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

2

to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy

1

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

9

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

2

loss of rights; disenfranchisement

2

tyrant; despot

1

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

1

hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs

1

private residence

6

former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)

2

being argued into silence; being left speechless

2

ignoring (one thing) for (another)

1

shooting; gunning (down)

3

child; small person

3

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

1

elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

1

great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron

1

low temperature

1

remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm

1

Kobe (city)

2

to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

1

vomiting of blood

2

to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

1

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

1

thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

11

still; even now; to this day

1

to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)

1

because of this

1

abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

1

ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power

1

compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane

2

to clear away; to remove; to demolish

1

dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

2

the West; the Occident; Western countries

1

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

1

the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

4

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

3

zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

1

row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

1

killing time; staving off boredom

1

thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)

1

to fall flat; to collapse in a heap

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

12

suspicious-looking; fishy

1

to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

1

private room

3

long time; long interval; for quite some time

4