jpdb beta

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

2

guardian; custodian

1

because of; owing to; due to

1

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

14

spiral staircase

1

little by little

2

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

1

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

1

a cut above; one step above

2

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

3

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

3

distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement

1

travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over

1

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

1

to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

1

intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

1

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

2

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

1

gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

5

net; netting; web

1

harmless

1

if I (we, etc.) could

1

hence; for that reason

3

performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

1

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

2

stitch

1

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

1

forcibly; against one's will

1

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

1

open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

4

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

3

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

2

duty; role; function

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

2

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

12

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

1

Regina

1

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

5

invasion

5

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

2

restoration; repair; mending

1

threat; menace

1

extermination; expulsion; destruction

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces

1

remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)

1

hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

1