jpdb beta

midwinter

1

worry; care; anxiety

1

investigator; one who seeks the way

1

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

3

wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward

1

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

4

model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example

1

to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr

1

intelligence

1

direct

1

Shorinji Kempo (modern Japanese martial art based on Shaolin kung fu)

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

2

front; frontage; facade; main

2

meditation; contemplation

2

courteous; decorous; polite

1

how many hours?

2

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

3

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

3

gently; quietly; calmly

2

son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

1

contrastive

1

one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

1

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

3

shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word

1

perfect; complete; flawless

2

blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

2

to order; to command; to appoint

1

arms; armament

1

illegal; unlawful

1

to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

9

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

2

manufacture; production

4

easy; simple; plain

1

indiscriminate mass murder

1

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

2

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

2

inside one's heart; in one's mind

1

naturally; of course; understandably

1

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

10

approval

2

unjust; inhuman

1

holy master; guru

1

to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others

1

hill road

1

to tumble down; to roll down

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1