jpdb beta

round mallet

3

spiritism; worship of the dead

1

the precedence of merit; performance orientation; ability-based (promotion, pay scale, etc.); merit-based

1

curtain; hanging; bunting

9

old man

21

prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression

29

theocracy

2

to adjoin each other; to be beside one another

1

both feet

1

Miler; Miller

86

Louie

567

dried meat; jerky

1

chocolate-coated ice cream on a stick; Smack (soft drink); smack; heroin; sumac

1

Gini

62

Baikal (drink)

21

doctrinal dispute (within or between religious schools)

8

Aten; Aton

9

to quell a rebellion

1

hero worship

1

Jenny; Jeni

4

Maura

20

to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity

1

going from west to east

1

Miley

12

to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar

1

Falam (Burmah)

1

kabuki; Japanese classical drama

26

taking a western route; west circuit; travelling the globe westwards; going from east to west

1

acolyte

2

(feeling of) shame

3

iron

1

to call for somebody's participation

1

sun and moon; time; the years; the months

1

Thika (Kenya)

30

orphan

7

good harbor (harbour); fine harbor

1

Rhodos

2

(imperial) words

1

straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof

1

shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles

6

back street; back alley; slums

2

East End

69

appointive power

1

tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki

1

creation myth

1

to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony

1

the whole island

2

swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone

1

but; however

1

stopgap measure; quick-fix solution

1