jpdb beta

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

5

before it happens; previously

3

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

1

conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)

4

palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

4

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

5

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

1

to suffer a loss

1

self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

4

chance meeting

2

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

3

throat; singing voice

1

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

1

to die; (lit.) to become bones

1

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

2

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

2

betrayer

3

secret understanding; collusion

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

3

planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

3

to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

1

proclamation; official notice; touch; contact

1

under development; in development

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)

1

(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake

2

to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

2

main force; chief object; mainline

1

target

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

1

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

3

lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy

3

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

3

permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

1

accomplice; henchman

1

propaganda

3

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

2

to declare impressively

1

languid; weary; listless; melancholy

2

bad habit; vice

1

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

1

to fall onto; to happen; to befall

1

identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

1

worst case

3

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

1

bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

1

believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan

6

grudge; ill will; enmity

1