jpdb beta

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

13

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

2

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

4

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

27

oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...

1

sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies

6

two

7

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

13

Ikousai

6

to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

4

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

7

God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

8

end; conclusion

1

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

6

roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)

3

imperial capital

1

Beijing (China); Peking

1

gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery

1

palace

2

Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)

1

palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

1

luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

1

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

5

sovereign; emperor; monarch

1

private room

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

6

no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter

4

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

3

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

9

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

1

We

16

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

4

China; Chinese food

4

shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

2

imperial face

3

crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack

2

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

27

thick makeup; heavy makeup

3

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

14

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

3

(body) weight

2

several times (as large, over)

1

jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery

1

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

1

fifteen; 15

2

age or life of the emperor

1

to count; to enumerate

2

aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

5