jpdb beta

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

2

elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

1

to find out; to discover; to locate

2

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

1

having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)

1

an arrow; a retort

1

handsome man; actor in a love scene

1

feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference

1

having just started...

1

face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

1

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

1

ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself

1

Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)

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masterpiece

1

to be exhausted

1

container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

age; period; era

3

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

1

to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy

1

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

landing operations

1

fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing

1

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

1

despair; hopelessness

2

alone; unaided; away from home

1

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good

1

father

1

sound of water

1

to pay attention; to be watchful

1

waterfowl; water bird; shorebird

1

calm, cool, and collected; level and calm

1

daring and resolute; having dauntless courage

1

motto

1

to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

1

true value; real worth

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

Tsugaru Strait

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Kagoshimawan

3

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

1

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

1

coincident with; while; simultaneously

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

shogi; Japanese chess

1

two groups; two bands

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

1

intercept; interception; counter-attack

1