jpdb beta

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

4

such ... as; or some such

1

saliva (in one's mouth)

1

interview

1

to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

2

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

2

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

Itou Noe (1895-1923.9.16)

2

professional killer; hit man

1

merchant of death; arms dealer

1

duty; role; function

4

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

1

head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

3

nihilist

3

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

6

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

16

not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

principle of living only for the moment

1

hedonist; epicurean

1

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

3

perfect; complete; flawless

7

ephemeral; transitory

1

pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires

1

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

1

nihilism

1

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

6

on the occasion of

2

Nichiren school of Buddhism

1

to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams

1

communist

1

monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

1

similar to; like

4

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

1

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

2

there is nothing

3

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

4

birth; creation; formation

3

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

1

and; thereupon; because of that

3

oneself; myself

4

extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

2

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

2

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

12

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

3

assassination

1

Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C

1