jpdb beta

peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable

2

imperial edict; decree

2

place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position

2

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

spy; secret agent

1

viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...

1

anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste

1

imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress

6

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

1

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

1

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

5

to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

1

to come back

2

gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)

1

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

3

(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly

1

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

1

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

1

pore (of the skin)

2

to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps

2

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

4

about this time

2

stomach ache; abdominal pain

1

doctor; physician

2

to tell a lie; to fib

1

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

6

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

2

cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required

2

(medical) doctor; physician

1

request; appeal; claim; purchase

2

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

2

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

3

he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

6

plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis

1

department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family

2

error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense

4

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

2

to change clothes

1

to start running

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

3

hat; cap

3

night wind

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

5

to take off one's hat

1

gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by

1

to throw back

1