jpdb beta

to kill (one's master, king, father, etc.); to murder; to assassinate

1

decision; determination; resolution

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base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

1

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1

(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

2

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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execution

2

to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)

1

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

3

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse

1

you could say that; that might be so

3

chimes; toll of a bell

2

visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings

3

(overnight) stay; lodging

1

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

1

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night

1

favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence

1

foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury

1

mother; wife

1

to pass; to pass by

2

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

1

(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank

3

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

5

to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around

2

composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement

4

from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first

2

such; like that; in that way

3

underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap

3

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

1

to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose

2

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

3

treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

1

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

large army

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capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

2

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

1

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work

2

plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

1

to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

1

to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious

2

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

3

to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

2

cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible

1

to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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