jpdb beta

bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

1

bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

1

descendant; progeny; offspring

1

being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks

1

attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

1

shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people

1

lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires

5

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly

1

feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face

1

to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to

1

not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it

3

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe

8

to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish

1

shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!

1

how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly

2

crib sheet; cheat sheet; large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.

5

private army

3

employment; hire

2

eternity; perpetuity; immortality; lifetime title holder (in shogi, go, etc.)

1

peerage; court rank

1

secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick

1

to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

1

welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful

1

(imperial) reign; period

2

successive generations; successive emperors

1

real name

1

concubine (of a noble)

2

presentation (e.g. of a gift)

2

homunculus

12

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

9

preface; introduction; preamble

4

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

1

word; vocabulary

1

to begin to

2

to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt

2

challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive

1

direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation

3

tyrant; despot

2

pillar of fire; blazing column

1

to have confidence in one's own abilities

1

to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher

2

to finish speaking

3

dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal

1

with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply

2

only; merely; but; no more than

1

inside a space

1

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

1

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

6

castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart

1