jpdb beta

treacherous retainer

4

party-internal; within the party

1

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

1

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

5

friend; companion

2

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

1

miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries

1

imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign

2

speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression

1

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

3

sincerity; good faith

1

heavy obligation

1

enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government

4

Imperial Palace; Imperial Court

1

internal; domestic

13

rebel; traitor

2

tracking down and killing; punitive expedition

1

the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor

4

grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)

1

father and child; father and son; father and daughter

6

nothing but; none other than

1

this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such

2

alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically

1

rebel; traitor; insurgent

4

stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy

1

posterity; future life; life to come

2

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

4

to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue

1

huge body; large build

1

blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

1

feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy

1

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

3

dagger; dirk

1

smiling face; smile

1

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

4

(sake) decanter

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

3

to rank next to; to come after

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

2

quadrilateral; square

2

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

1

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

1

witty; original

1

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

1

plain, white silk; prime

1

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

1

unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

1

(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive

2

to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame

1