jpdb beta

forelock; bangs

4

short; brief

9

to scoop up; to dip up

1

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

1

the present age; these days; (present) head of the family

1

concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

3

great hurry; great haste; rush

1

to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)

3

assassin

6

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

3

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

1

foreign; abroad; overseas

3

fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee

2

confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up

1

to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing

3

the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)

3

disgrace; shame

1

inside one's heart; in one's mind

2

to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)

1

back (of a chair); backrest

1

roof

3

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

scenery; scene; landscape

1

ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

1

(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook

1

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

18

to get on a horse; to mount a horse

3

young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air

4

captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

3

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

1

oak; orc (fictional humanoid creature); ork

4

flabby

2

obese body; corpulent physique

4

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

4

to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over

1

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

2

being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery

1

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

6

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

1

to make an appearance; to show up

7

possible; conceivable; likely; probable

1

unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy

1

to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice

2

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

1

to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden

2

reply; answer; response

7

excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person

1