jpdb beta

to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

2

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)

6

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

16

strutting; sticking out the chest

3

haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important

1

person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman

1

elated; triumphant; proud

1

plump

1

sweating easily; profuse sweater

1

handkerchief

2

one box

3

on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat

1

(Western) playing cards

1

chess

1

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

1

slave trade

2

900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot

1

Africa

6

west coast

1

to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood

1

jumping about; rampancy; domination

1

armed might; military power; the sword; force

4

use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

2

base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold

1

fourteen; 14

4

Portuguese (person)

8

naming; christening

1

fort; stronghold; fortification

1

mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm

1

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize

1

recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back

1

occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

3

peace settlement

1

hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)

3

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

2

each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)

1

housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp

1

to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself

1

African

2

5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many

2

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

2

Arabian (person); Arab

1

Western Europe

1

adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined

1

same family (race, tribe)

1

clear; precise; definite; distinct

3

annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing

1

atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)

3

great wealth; enormous fortune

1