jpdb beta

forging

2

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1

tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed

2

misanga bracelet; good luck charm made from knotted embroidery floss, thread or gimp

14

large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)

5

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

2

flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating

3

(someone else's) child

10

to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)

2

dispute; argument; contention

3

greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe

3

blackout

1

northwestern part; the northwest

2

agricultural community; farm village; rural

2

water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons

4

privileged class

1

to be full of pride; to be boastful

1

milling; grinding into flour

3

grain; cereal; corn

1

pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows

1

serious illness; dangerous disease

2

to pour drinks for each other; to drink together

1

cousin (female)

6

presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)

1

to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)

1

inexperienced

1

gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)

1

nine times; twisting around many times

2

string made from twisted paper

1

worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom

1

this world; this life

1

perhaps; maybe; by some chance

1

rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs

1

aquatic (life); living in the water

1

nobleman's illegitimate child

5

patriotic feelings; patriotism

3

to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

1

trademark

2

strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness

3

direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service

3

selfish

1

collarbone; clavicle

3

rib; rib cage

1

Promised Land

1

engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

1

arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases

3

in a line; in a row

1

imperial command

1

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

3