jpdb beta

to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine

1

emphasis; stress; main point; point of a lever where force is applied

1

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

8

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

3

to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

1

Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)

1

to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

2

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

2

law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

1

Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism

2

Linji (?-867)

1

morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)

3

bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse

5

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

3

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

4

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

1

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

1

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

1

to swim

1

to step firmly; to harden by treading

1

ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

4

distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

1

disorder; disturbance; unrest

1

footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)

1

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

3

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

1

always; at any time

2

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

7

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

5

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

1

data; datum

1

considerably; fairly; quite

3

number; amount

4

it is not (like that) either

2

to answer; to reply

4

generation; the world; the age

11

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

1

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

10

to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

1

tendency; trend; inclination

3

perseverance prevails; (lit.) three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)

1

proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

3

olden days; former

4

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

7

patience; endurance

1

to follow around

1

self-consciousness; self-awareness

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

1