jpdb beta

to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell

1

fate; chance

1

brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

1

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

1

private road; driveway

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

2

more than expected

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

1

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

2

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

1

corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)

1

nod; inclination of the head

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

1

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

2

to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind

1

furthermore; even more

2

bull neck

2

to kill; to choke the life out of

1

trouble; bother

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

4

(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping

1

with a start; with a jump

1

yellow

2

obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

2

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

1

to half-rise to one's feet

1

coward

1

timid; fainthearted

1

extreme; radical

1

just the other day; quite recently

1

you

14

living by oneself; living alone

1

false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

1

for the time to be ripe

1

misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness

1

to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

1

to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket

1

massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

1

miraculous

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

3

(a place) out of one's reach

1

to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to

5

even; but; however

2

to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on

2