jpdb beta

not caring; not giving a damn

5

followers; hangers-on

1

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

3

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

1

loyalty; faithfulness

1

without; but if; otherwise; or else

1

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

1

covered with; stained; smeared

1

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

1

lens

1

crest; coat of arms

3

hourglass

4

motif

3

family crest

3

to employ; to engage

1

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

1

fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation

1

one large ...; a great ...

1

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

1

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

1

area; region

2

economic activity

1

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

1

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

2

irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately

1

sunglasses

1

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

2

screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

1

spirit photography; ghost photography

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

1

spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

9

pale; pallid; bluish-white

2

come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something

1

to waste time

1

waste; extravagance

1

to kick down; to defeat

1

stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)

1

personal combat; one-to-one fight

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula); moon butterflyfish

1

gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

1

Two-up

1

depth; length

1

dogfight; dogfighting; fighting dog

1

exciting

1

horse racing

1

from the beginning; from scratch

1

to hurt; to smart; to sting

2