jpdb beta

stray dog; ownerless dog

1

penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism

3

iron sword

1

presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not

2

knapsack

2

original story; original version; this volume

1

to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back

1

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

4

lower floor

1

middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield

1

straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen

1

(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look

2

Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)

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man

2

noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)

1

upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)

1

squared timber; rectangular lumber

2

rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)

1

antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed

1

to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)

2

denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

6

professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes

1

right and wrong; right or wrong

1

personification; impersonation; embodiment

4

villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant

1

lump together; put all together

4

egoistic; selfish; self-willed

3

several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks

1

to express (in words); to confess

3

arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases

1

weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover

2

grandiose; exaggerated

6

heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman

3

year in, year out; always; 24-7

3

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

1

plan; strategy

1

worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad

4

unjust; inhuman

4

pity; sorrow; grief; misery

1

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

2

sad; melancholy

3

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

1

to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle

1

to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave

1

rapid growth

3

to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

1

to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

1

modest; humble

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively

1