jpdb beta

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

3

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

1

to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

1

to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

1

certainly; surely; definitely

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

2

duty; obligation; responsibility

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

1

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

1

only; nothing but

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

2

demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

7

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

1

you (plural)

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

1

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

1

they; them

1

reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

3

dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power

1

my; our; one's own

1

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

1

to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out

1

dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)

3

to wrap up

1

Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

2

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

1

dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion

2

door; gate; opening; title page

2

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

2

all present; all concerned; all of us

16

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

2

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

1

deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe

1

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

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

1

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

1

bad; evil

1

curse; spell; malediction

1

to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive

1

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

1

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

1

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1