jpdb beta

close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer

2

benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

1

to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)

2

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

1

to press against each other; to huddle together

1

to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize

1

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

4

eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (at the Battle of Sekigahara)

2

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

2

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

2

question; query

4

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

2

approval; endorsement

3

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

4

to have repercussions

1

purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used

1

to punish; to penalize; to penalise

1

if is not; if are not

2

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

2

to push someone (towards); to encourage someone

1

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

2

Shōgo

1

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

4

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

3

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

1

to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.

2

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

2

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

3

consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault

3

disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

1

goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final

1

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

2

older brother; elder brother

2

to join forces; to cooperate

3

we

2

meta

1

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

1

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

2

definition

1

to experience

1

to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup

7

promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

2

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location

1

fond; (soup) stock

1

presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)

1

front row

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