jpdb beta

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

1

because of; owing to; due to

4

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

2

authority; power; influence

1

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

1

I; as for me

1

to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

to glare at; to scowl at

2

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

2

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

1

heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

1

merely for form's sake

1

to be helpful; to be useful

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

2

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

2

loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity

1

mainly; primarily

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

4

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

1

husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

1

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

6

himself; yourself; herself

2

to laugh scornfully; to sneer at

1

in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

1

appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

1

precisely because

3

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

3

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

5

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

2

good grief

1

reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood

1

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

5

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

12

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

1

uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

1

at a glance; by accident

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

1

to settle (a dispute)

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

1

cajolery; wheedling

1

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

2

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

1

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

1