jpdb beta

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

7

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

1

backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

1

utility value

1

to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave

1

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

1

of no concern at all; no skin off my nose

1

hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

1

document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

3

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

2

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

5

to transcribe; to copy

2

the original; original copy; script

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

descendant; posterity; offspring

4

to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

1

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

3

political strife

1

revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

4

upper limit; supremum

2

it seems that; as if

1

present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

1

return; relapse; recurrence

1

guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

2

monolith; large slab of rock

1

trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation

5

slave; servant; slavery

1

to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow

1

posterity; future life; life to come

1

we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)

3

corps commander

23

chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc

2

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

2

counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

5

superior officer

4

dependence; reliance

1

how many; how much

1

distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

1

confrontation; showdown

1

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

1

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

1

gods

5

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

2

exchange; conversion

1

taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication

1

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

1

memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum

1

reference; consultation

1