jpdb beta

coercive; overbearing

1

(large) house; residence; mansion

6

good-natured old man

1

occupation; calling; livelihood

4

dignity; quality; grace; panache; level

1

water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied (orig. used for keeping birds and wildlife away)

1

to call out; to ask someone to come

1

age difference; age gap

3

initiative

1

to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

1

thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off

3

deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation

2

ability; performance; efficiency

7

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

3

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

2

clown

1

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

1

backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

3

deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)

2

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

2

demesne; estate; private land; private property

2

Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)

1

meandering; snaking; zigzagging

2

narrow path; narrow lane

1

mud wall

1

wrapping paper

1

common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar

4

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

15

bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

1

ethics; morals

1

(having) two choices; choice between two things

2

being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

3

Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis

3

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

4

to rage; to run amok; to tear around

3

to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up

2

to blow out; to spout out

1

Saturn (planet)

1

protection against fire

2

unanticipated; unexpected

2

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

2

food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement

5

young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age

3

cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress

12

show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show

2

judge; arbitrator

1

pity; compassion; mercy

1

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

1

superstitious

1

gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism

7