jpdb beta

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

2

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

1

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

3

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

3

to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over

1

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

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Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province

1

group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense

1

successor

2

perfect; complete

1

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

1

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

1

existence; being; presence

2

almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion

1

even (e.g. even a child)

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

acquaintance

1

Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)

2

truth; real situation

1

like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul

1

elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out

2

assassin

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(in) secrecy; behind closed doors

1

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

1

to provide for safety

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

3

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

1

quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking

1

equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

1

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

1

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

1

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

2

ambition; aspiration

1

rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

1

dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

3

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

1

to make known

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

5

assassination

3

root; basis; foundation

1

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

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