jpdb beta

to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously

2

feebleness; weakness; imbecility

1

weak; frail; fragile

1

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

3

to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite

1

to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

1

altruism

1

merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling

3

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick

1

opinion; point of view

2

abatement; weakening

1

harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy

1

what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

3

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

2

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

2

to look down on; to make light of

1

to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled

1

to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

3

insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape

1

being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering

1

beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

2

killing two birds with one stone

1

to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down

2

chance (of success); odds

2

one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that

1

righteousness; justice; right

3

defence of Buddhist doctrines; god who defends Buddhist doctrines; defence of the constitution; religious power to dispel demons and diseases

1

to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far

1

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

2

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

2

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

2

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

3

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match

1

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

2

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

1

placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

2

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

1

to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon

2

after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present

1

hunger; starvation

2

supreme; sublime; highest

3

(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice

1

making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

2

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

1

to relate to; to have one's feelings understood

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