jpdb beta

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

5

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

6

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

4

thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth

1

puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute

1

puppet; marionette

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

12

artist

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

13

to affect a serene mood; to affect a serious demeanor; to act prudishly; to assume an air of superiority

1

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

1

Kokotsu

1

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

3

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

25

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

10

handmade

1

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

33

eight; 8

6

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

21

rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky

1

in addition

1

commentary; annotation

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

5

to state; to express; to mention

5

cool evening air; cooling oneself outside during the summer

1

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

1

uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan

4

used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous

5

free talk; irresponsible talk

1

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

1

not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

1

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky

4

world war

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

11

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

55

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

5

wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

4

to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

1

large biceps; well-developed biceps

2

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

32

vein (esp. in head)

1

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

29

gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

9

to turn towards; to point

2

fort; fortification; fortress; stronghold

1

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

4