jpdb beta

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

1

military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign

1

priest; minister; pastor

1

Romanov

1

dynasty

1

Franckenstein; Frankenstein

2

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

2

(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as

1

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

13

months (period of)

1

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

7

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

14

arms; armament

1

party; gang; company; squad

1

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

1

insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising

2

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

3

interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

4

subject; national

1

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

1

kingdom; monarchy

3

construction; establishment

1

penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)

1

exemption; exoneration; discharge

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

1

right in the midst of; right at the height of

1

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

2

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

1

study; research; investigation

3

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

1

carrying (on one's person); taking with one

1

only; sole; unique

2

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

15

emperor

1

direct control; direct supervision

1

government secretariat

1

the third

1

department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

1

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

1

great; grate

1

game

2

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

5

hegemony

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

3

fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey

1

and; as well as

1

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

3

duty; function; office; mission; task

6