jpdb beta

supporting role (actor); minor role

1

one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)

5

PR; public relations

2

perfect; just right; ideal

2

propaganda

1

august visit; arrival

3

one breath; chug!; drink!

1

Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

4

height; elevated place

4

gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting

3

to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness

1

play; drama

5

praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)

1

to celebrate someone's achievements

1

footlight; limelight

1

declaration; profession

8

going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state

2

lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching

1

a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said

1

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

2

harem

5

presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady

3

moderator; host; chairman

2

reasonable; natural

1

good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)

2

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

11

carefully; with caution

1

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

3

military; strategic

3

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

9

of all things

7

puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute

3

speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression

4

regulation; enforcement

2

for dear life; barely escaping alive

4

secret understanding; collusion

3

stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself

1

tacit understanding; unspoken agreement

4

public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

9

cession (of territory)

1

secret agreement

1

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

1

hard line; hard-line; tough line; hawkish line

1

to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy

1

inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

1

ingenious; skillful; clever; deft

4

it's probably so; it stands to reason

1

deep affection; dear; beloved

2

disloyal retainer; treacherous subject

1