jpdb beta

invader; aggressor

2

disgrace; humiliation

1

population of a fief

7

to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

2

rule; reign; government; governing

1

wandering; roaming; drifting

1

to drift (to); to be washed ashore

1

by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

1

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

3

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

8

concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

1

stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics

2

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

4

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

3

rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse

1

tragic but brave; heroic; grim

1

article to be delivered; present

1

to chip off; to scrape off; to prune

1

substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)

6

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

7

by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect

2

dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

13

something like ...; something called ...

1

important point; point to make note of

1

to overeat

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

2

minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

1

evacuees; displaced persons; refugees

2

apology

2

tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes

1

to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in

4

salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse

1

to be (doing)

1

diaper; nappy

2

to make a vow; to take an oath

2

several days later

2

immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead

1

stomach ache; abdominal pain

1

retaliation; revenge

1

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

4

to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch

1

serialization; serialisation; serial story

1

novelist; fiction writer

1

to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined

3

title

3

at the time; in those days; then

1

access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)

1

straight line; beeline

1

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

1