jpdb beta

source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

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reigning; controlling; dictating

2

long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range

2

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

7

life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation

1

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

1

discerning (quick) eye; keen insight

2

imperial capital

4

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

4

spiritual; incorporeal

2

preparation; provision; guarding

6

to hold the key (to)

1

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

9

to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)

2

in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter

9

from here; from this place

3

passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage

1

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to

1

right under; directly below

1

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

3

double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

4

assorted matters

1

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

3

to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer

4

lucky fellow

1

available; enabled; can be used; may be used

1

craft; crafting; handcrafted article; kraft paper

5

bulk

3

Orwell

1

partition; distinction

1

mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between

1

ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

1

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

1

Abbas

1

wadi; river bed (usu. dry); arroyo

2

personal pupil

3

good health

2

Gaius

1

going on a pleasure jaunt

2

delicious; tasty

2

butter

2

all goods

1

when; at what point

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

of all people; a person of ...'s standing

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

3

brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon

1

ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together

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