jpdb beta

madness; insanity

3

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

4

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

1

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

3

unrelated

2

change in appearance; transformation

1

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

3

to approach; to draw near

1

to loose; to ease; to relax

1

in the meanwhile; during the time

3

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

2

to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)

2

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

1

light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight

2

end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death

10

irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness

1

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

3

example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

3

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

2

trivial; not amounting to much

1

effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness

1

to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face

4

something (or other)

1

to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate

1

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail

1

to spit out; to eject; to dump

3

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

1

exhaled air; exhalation; expiration

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit

1

to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate

1

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

8

degree; extent

1

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

2

to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin

2

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

3

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

2

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

2

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku

2

Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam

2

many feudal domains

2

alliance; union; league

4

leader (of an alliance); leading power

2

place; position; location; position; standing; status

2

matter of time; question of time

3

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

2

turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)

1