jpdb beta

formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

2

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

1

drink

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acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection

1

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

1

Kōhei era (1058.8.29-1065.8.2)

2

incompatible; (going together) like oil and water

1

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

1

atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

2

tusk; fang

1

even though; despite; when

2

(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye

1

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

1

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

1

sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser

1

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

1

to loose; to ease; to relax

1

to relax; to feel at home

1

shock; impact; crash

1

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

1

bright person; talented student; prodigy

1

two; 2

1

these

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

2

kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)

2

internal conditions; true state of affairs

1

herself; she herself

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

1

common knowledge; well-known fact

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

1

opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part

1

narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

1

presence (impressive quality)

1

clique; faction

1

exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte

1

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

2

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

2

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

1

boy

2

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

1

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

1

clapping hands; applause

1

to come back; to bloom a second time

1

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

1

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

1

abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1