jpdb beta

spy

1

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

1

feudalistic thought or thinking

1

mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions

1

to slip through; to slip past; to evade

1

recipient; receiver; skilled practitioner (of judo, sumo, etc.); person who picks up the cards (in karuta games)

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

stand idly by and watch

1

Atractylodes japonica

2

to stab to death

1

to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear

2

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

1

Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)

1

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

1

effect; efficacy; omen

1

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

1

barbarian; savage

1

person of culture; cultured person

1

to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

1

with a meaningless laugh; with a hollow laugh

1

Ural

1

thousands

1

waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain

1

romantic

1

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

1

mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective

1

literary art; literary activity; writing

2

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)

4

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

1

what to do

1

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

1

one's long-cherished desire

1

custom

1

to prosper; to flourish

1

being perfectly happy and prosperous; wealth and happiness

1

auspicious appearance; good or lucky omen

1

New Year

4

celebration

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

1

raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season

1

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

1

New Year's Week (festivities)

1

suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

1

festival

2

must not do; should not do; do not do

1

such ... as; or some such

1

excellent idea; great insight; clearsightedness; penetration; wisdom

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

printing type; movable type; printed text; print

1