jpdb beta

green bamboo

1

lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point

2

disorderly crowd; mob; rabble

1

dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup

2

to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

2

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

3

power balance; balance of power

4

antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation

1

when it comes to ...; as for ...

1

to keep a promise; to keep one's word

3

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

2

to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits); to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)

3

have to do; must; should; ought to

4

weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

1

endless; boundless; everlasting

10

disownment

1

one's own room

2

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

11

suddenly; all of a sudden

2

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

2

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

4

to catch the eye; to attract attention

1

cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying

5

gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr

1

to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

1

in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

2

travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)

4

self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation

4

(one's) mother

3

way of doing something

1

deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)

1

to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure

4

to give one's life; to lay down one's life

2

unrelated; unconnected

1

grim; stern; stark; heartless

2

ge (ancient Chinese dagger-axe)

1

long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

5

Zhuge Kongming

1

Moukaku

1

seven times; many times; seventh (interval)

2

talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish

4

martial arts; military arts; Bushido

11

to throw away

9

sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat

2

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

8

to put one's trust in

2

military affairs

1

to proceed with things; to carry out; to do

2

to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched

2