jpdb beta

assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party

1

sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

2

to be preeminent; to be outstanding

1

sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies

1

several people; a few people

1

sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

1

stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes

1

Paik

6

up in a tree; in the trees

1

outdoors

1

skunk (animal); skunk (i.e. preventing someone from scoring entirely)

2

ratel (Mellivora capensis)

1

fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence

1

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

1

(repeated) side stepping (stamina test); side-step test

1

afterimage; after image

1

bull; bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie

1

one win; one victory

1

near at hand

1

gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)

2

exorcism; putting a deadly curse on; cursing to death

1

to abide one's shame

1

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

1

mwahaha; giggle; cackle

1

footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)

3

seller; vendor; party receiving or accepting an order

1

red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

1

Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)

1

kamidana; household shrine; home shrine

3

abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food

1

pale fiery light seen in fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus; elf-fire; fen-fire

1

artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit upon their 100th birthday

3

skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness

1

black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure

1

evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting

1

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

1

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

1

invisibility (through magic)

8

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

1

to cross swords (with)

1

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

1

chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.); slushy (e.g. snow)

1

good-natured; of good character

1

clearing one's name; redeeming oneself; restoring one's honor

1

restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself

1

level ground; plain; flatland

1

rematch (after an earlier loss)

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to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something

1