jpdb beta

starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card

3

intercept; interception; counter-attack

4

to finish dyeing

4

ruby; Jonathan apple; (arch.) glowing skin; (arch.) beautiful looks

1

elegant; graceful; refined

1

appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

1

(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing

2

flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh

1

to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous

1

of all people; a person of ...'s standing

1

to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease

1

to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle

3

quadruped walking; walking on four legs

1

to exchange words

1

to mishear

1

middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)

1

phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit

1

like; as

4

memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

2

in addition

2

to prick with a needle

1

bisection

1

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

2

sphere; globe; orb; ball

3

to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

2

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

1

fallen angel (esp. Lucifer)

2

how long?; till when?

1

defense; defence; protecting; preventing

2

loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

3

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

1

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)

1

to put one's strength into

2

innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking

1

slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling

1

moth

2

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

1

to freeze to death; to die of cold

1

energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink

1

empty bottle

1

to overwork

2

to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest

2

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

2

conditioned reflex

2

excellent; very good; exultant; elated

1

and then; and so; and; so then

2

not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word

1

as you can imagine; as imagined

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no trouble; easy; simple

2

suspect

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