jpdb beta

baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

6

rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

2

trivial; not amounting to much

2

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first

4

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

5

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

4

easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax

1

proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)

1

facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)

3

to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

2

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

4

karma

1

getting carried away; going too far; overdoing

2

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

2

to get used to hearing

4

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

4

light brown; tawny

2

to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

1

alabaster

1

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

1

rear vassal; daimyo's retainer

1

immediate follower (of the shogun)

2

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

1

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

1

Naoe Kanetsugu (1560-1619)

1

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

2

Katakura

1

Kojuurou

1

Ieyasu

1

Ishikawa (prefecture)

1

Kazumasa

1

stylish

2

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

1

developer

1

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

1

to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)

1

(imperial) edict

1

picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty

1

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

3

envy

3

to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant

2

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

1

youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess

1

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

3

emotional instability

2

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

3

place name; toponym

1

front line; forefront

3