jpdb beta

to knit (one's eyebrows)

1

listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing

1

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

2

how much

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

2

agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK

1

a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

2

beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)

1

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

(United States of) America; USA

1

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

2

enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle

2

slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

1

filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)

1

abusive language; foul language

1

thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill

1

to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

3

confidential talk; whispering

1

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated

1

rare; seldom

1

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

3

woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat

2

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

2

feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing

1

partition; distinction

1

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

2

elopement; running away with a lover

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

2

blue sky

1

to hold up in one's arms

1

but; however; provided that

2

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

3

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

2

flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed

1

being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other

1

to become dim; to become blurred

1

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

1

spring breeze

1

womb

1

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

1

ninefold; imperial palace; the Court

1

inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim

1

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

2

long (time that has passed); old (story)

1

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

7

defeat (in battle)

1

to eat; to drink

2