jpdb beta

rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason

1

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

very young bride; child bride; childish wife

1

local woman treated as a spouse by an already-married foreigner

1

Cabinet Information Research Office

1

to become

1

bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery

10

to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position

2

to be relieved of one's post

1

job-related; operational; business; in the course of one's work

1

organisation name; authority name; name of corporate body

1

writing in parentheses; writing in brackets

1

lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)

2

this point; now; this late in the game

1

(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty

1

flexible (of people); open-minded

1

arrest on a separate charge

1

custody; detention; confinement

1

expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks

1

full payment; liquidation

1

money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements

1

change of job; change of occupation; career change

1

to hunt for a job; to seek employment

1

discipline; punishment; reprimand

4

to move up; to advance

1

repayment; redemption; amortization; amortisation

1

shedding tears; lacrimation

1

oath; vow

4

to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result

1

life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life

1

to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke

2

forked road; crossroads

1

change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement

1

lifelong; lifetime; for life; life

1

to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin

1

arrogant; haughty; insolent

1

oldest person

1

fake; something false; sham; deception

1

makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi

1

self-deprecating; self-mocking

1

scratch the surface and you will find dirt; look close enough and you will find the flaws; (lit.) hit something and dust comes out

1

fixed rule; usual way; usual method

1

in three days' time; two days after tomorrow

3

deceiving; cheating; fooling

1

second house; second home

1

security-related; from the stand-point of safety

1

peace preservation; security; safety

43

hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones

1

underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock

1

reduction (of a moyo or influence); reducing move

1