jpdb beta

to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

1

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

2

cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic

1

vulture; condor

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

3

gigantic stone; megalith

1

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

1

black magic

1

abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess

1

to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

2

remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

1

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

1

progress; advance; improvement; development

1

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

2

established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation

1

corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)

9

retreating figure; appearance from behind

2

relative; relation; kin

1

fresco; mural; wall painting

2

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

1

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

3

to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

1

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

1

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

1

archeologist; archaeologist

1

the newest research

1

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

1

degeneration; retrogression

1

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

1

just a handful; only a small number (of)

1

epidemic; plague; pestilence

1

experiment

1

failure; mistake; blunder

1

raid; attack; invasion

1

aggression; invasion; raid

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

4

near oneself; close to one; familiar

1

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

1

scoundrel; rascal; villain

2

to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

1

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

1

helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

1

cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

2

cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate

2

dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

2