jpdb beta

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

1

nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot

1

graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate

2

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

celebrity; personage

1

prefectural governor

13

big shot; higher-ups

1

about this time

1

what kind of business; what sort of matter

2

carnivore; carnivorous animal

1

the smell of blood

1

veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced

1

to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)

1

punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)

1

walking heavily; lumbering

1

Moses

1

the ten precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue

1

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1

rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)

1

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

1

castle of a feudal lord

3

time; pause; space; room

1

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

2

monarch's guards

5

to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on

1

Gunter

19

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

3

special duty

2

to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left

3

general; shogun

1

prime minister; premier; chancellor

5

plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers

1

moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment

1

national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic

3

communication system

2

corrupt politician

1

government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official

1

to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon

1

several people; some people; a few people; a number of people

1

be; is

3

bribe; sweetener; douceur

1

police officer; policeman; policewoman

1

diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest

1

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute

1

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

2

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

1

again and again; repeatedly

1

previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

2

plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception

1