jpdb beta

they; those guys; those fellows

4

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

5

tie; social bond; link; obi and cord; string; belt

1

plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick

2

nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...

1

to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

1

you; people

5

(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly

2

to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off

1

but; however; although

4

prince; subordinate Kumano shrine

3

princess

1

very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace

1

to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)

1

at this stage; at this point; (only) now

2

relation; relationship

2

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

1

irritating; frustrating

1

to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee

1

to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

2

to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons

1

whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

2

clique; faction

11

snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend

1

to make a fool of (someone)

1

reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

1

complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression

2

our

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

5

symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code

3

secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang

1

password; watchword; motto; slogan

1

as (someone) says

5

to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)

1

course; route; path; process; stages

1

to give directions; to issue instructions

1

meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

1

to pay attention (to)

2

to take by surprise

3

generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

3

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign

1

live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure

6

to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind

2

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

3

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

2

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

2

to talk to oneself; to mutter

2

soon; before long; in the near future

4

should do; ought to do

2