jpdb beta

lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

2

to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)

2

lower limbs; legs

4

shortest

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

1

to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

1

one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye

1

to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive

1

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

1

fatal; deadly; mortal

1

radiant

1

dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing

1

end; close

1

versus; vs.; v.

1

loser; defeated person; the defeated

1

Japanese-style room

1

zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular

2

shoji (paper sliding door)

1

to open the door

1

rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)

1

main; principal; chief; primary; major

1

boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

1

warm heart; kindliness

1

dear

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably

1

black rotary-dial telephone

2

wall clock; grandfather clock

1

twelve o'clock; midnight; noon

1

long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time

1

how many years; how long; what year

1

infancy; childhood; tender age

1

medical treatment; medical care

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

2

to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death

1

manner of death

1

self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing

1

to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest

2

loyalty; devotion

1

in the end; at the end of the day

1

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

1

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

1

one's long-cherished desire

2

to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew

1

old model; old type; old style

1

communications network

1

(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta

1