jpdb beta

slack; looseness; play

1

to neigh

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to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

1

one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth

1

resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal

5

life and death

1

withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

1

to bend; to warp; to lose heart

1

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

1

unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)

1

glossy silk cloth; degummed silk cloth

1

ingenuity; resourcefulness

1

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

1

to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

1

elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance

1

romanticism

1

humanism

1

to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

1

above all; especially; particularly; all the more

2

artist

2

work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out

1

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

1

intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by

1

religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist

1

putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

1

quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined

2

Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)

4

messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

2

pending question; unresolved problem

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual

1

ancestors

2

looking on (somebody) as hostile

1

easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable

1

inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

3

cooperation; collaboration

1

regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

1

show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture

1

crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp

1

crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)

1

good citizens; law-abiding people

2

wig; hairpiece

1

to watch for an unguarded moment

1

arson; setting fire

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

1

mosquito

1

chicken neck meat

1

harm; injury; evil (influence)

1

high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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