jpdb beta

polygamy; polygyny

1

star world (SF term)

3

foreign policy

1

neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country

1

imperial princess

1

regency; regent

1

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

1

real power

1

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

1

rustic; rude; vulgar; rough

1

possessed of a strong sense of duty

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

1

honorary position

1

brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother

1

altogether; entirely

1

power struggle

1

mistake; blunder; slipup

1

lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)

1

to get used to hearing

3

long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

3

unsigned; without a signature

1

to stick it out (until the end)

2

excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem

1

time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times

1

to be something familiar

1

to mumble; to mutter

1

way of calling

1

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

1

in any way; to some extent; even if only a little

1

temper pattern of a sword blade

1

knife blade; sword blade

6

princess; daughter of a nobleman

1

where to?; whither?

1

weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather

1

court lady; lady-in-waiting

4

well; properly; often; how (could you); why (would you)

1

attendance at a castle

1

south

2

sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout

3

to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe

1

royalty and titled nobility

1

etiquette; courtesy

2

one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural

1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

1

adaptability; flexibility

1

pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

1

misrepresentation; false statement

1

swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

1

denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

1