jpdb beta

firm; strong; solid; stable

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

soul; spirit

1

tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart

1

concreteness; feasibility

1

dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties

1

embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication

1

extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)

3

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

2

Taoist; person of high morals; Buddhist monk; immortal mountain wizard; Taoist immortal

1

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

1

jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

1

horror film; horror movie

1

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

1

to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

3

secret technique; secret art

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

2

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

1

to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)

2

cold; short; curt; blunt

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)

2

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

1

to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

3

(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding

1

small number; few; minority

1

groan; moan; moaning

2

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1

but; however; provided that

1

to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

1

invitation; introduction; temptation

1

to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

1

reproachfully

1

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

1

scruff of the neck

1

routine work; everyday work

1

not worth considering; out of the question

1

spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

2

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

1

to stretch (one's body)

1

(sense of) presence

1

musical instrument

8

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

4

cello; violoncello

1

part; part-timer; part-time (work)

1

in all directions

1

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

2