jpdb beta

if; in case; supposing

4

useless; worthless; absurd; baloney

1

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

2

others; other people

4

forerunner; ringleader

3

desire for revenge; vengeful thought

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

1

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

2

(religious) faith; belief; creed

2

leader; guide; mentor; coach

2

family; members of a family

2

to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose

2

end; conclusion

1

calm; composed; tranquil

1

unjust; inhuman

2

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

4

serious; severe; grave; acute

4

ruler; monarch; sovereign

1

game; play; sports

2

Europe

1

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

2

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

3

feudal lord

1

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

2

dominion; territory; possession

1

war by proxy; proxy war

1

arrangement; pact; agreement

1

decision; ruling; award; arbitration

1

to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)

1

point-blank range

2

good opportunity; chance

1

avenger; revenger

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

2

no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...

1

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

1

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

1

to disappear; to vanish

2

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

1

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

3

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

2

escape; evasion; flight

1

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

6

15; fifteen

2

slack; looseness; play

1

to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes

2

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

1

spare time; free time; leisure time

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

2

easy; plain; simple

1

fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way

1