jpdb beta

whoever

1

to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick

1

necessary evil

1

now that; since; as long as; provided that

1

on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

3

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

3

household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband

2

loved one; lover; sweetheart

1

lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point

2

yearning; longing for; deep affection

1

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

4

to conceal; to hide

1

love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love

1

attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

3

dead

2

tens of thousands

4

clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)

1

to have meaning; to be meaningful

6

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

1

to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

1

private individual

2

knob; doorknob

2

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

2

bookshelf

1

(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing

1

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

2

daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares

1

swordsmith

1

(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality

10

bit (horse mouthpiece); second stroke in the Eight Principles of Yong; rightward stroke

2

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

3

to temper a sword; to forge a sword

1

mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy

1

style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics

1

moon; month

8

old sword

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

4

counter for rules; rule; regulation

3

nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment

2

election by mutual vote; election from within a committee (party, etc.); internal vote

2

acceptance

2

procedural

1

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

8

eligible; qualified; competent

1

biological parent; real parent

1

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

1

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

2

reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

4

disintegration; self-destruction

1

centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power

1