jpdb beta

bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile

1

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

1

upper arm

1

assassin's dagger

1

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

2

to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)

1

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

1

specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

1

conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview

5

in fact

1

to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

1

puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute

1

top; summit; vertex

3

shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)

1

to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

1

fixed date; appointed day

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

2

to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision

1

disclosure; exposure; revelation

2

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

3

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

1

comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

1

attendant; companion

1

to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

1

to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better

1

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

1

one soldier

1

chaos of war; war turmoil

1

center; centre; metropolis

1

force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

4

front line; forefront

1

chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain

1

surprise attack

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

2

taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

injury; wound

1

neither

1

charity; almsgiving

1

to force back; to jostle

1

to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

1

neutrality

1

friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

1

helping hand; help; support; aid

1

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

3

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

3

to take someone's life; to kill someone

2

survival; survivor; relic

1

all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent

1

to fall prostrate

1