jpdb beta

detour; roundabout way

1

affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

1

to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

1

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

2

detour; diversion

1

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

1

to rule; to govern; to administer

1

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

1

to talk together

1

still; as yet; as it has been

1

observer

6

within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)

1

by sheer strength; by brute force

1

to whine; to make feeble complaints

1

raid; attack; invasion

1

in the following manner; as follows

1

old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe

2

to ask a question; to ask questions

2

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

9

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

2

reward; prize

2

any number of times

1

text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.

1

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

1

(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

1

to wield a spear

1

cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

1

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

1

sovereign; emperor; monarch

1

sending home; repatriation; deportation

1

impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

1

space manipulation (e.g. supernatural ability)

1

resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy

1

summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling

1

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

1

(appropriate for) one's age

1

swordsmanship

1

power; might; authority; influence

1

solely; entirely; only; or

1

initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

1

interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

1

live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service

1

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

2

scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

1

miraculous

1

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

2

all on one's own

1