jpdb beta

announcement; notice

1

political

4

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

1

imperial court; royal court

1

inside; within

7

trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism

1

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

2

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

6

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

2

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

16

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

2

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

2

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

19

attendant male servant

15

brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother

1

to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

1

to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

7

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

7

orphan; person without friends

2

unwanted child; shunned child

1

approximate age; age range

1

three; 3

25

almost; roughly; approximately

5

the same generation; coeval

1

boy; man; male

1

to come into view

2

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

old clothes; secondhand clothing

1

uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

2

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

3

to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away

1

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

1

willpower; energy; vitality

1

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

2

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

5

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

7

undead

10

tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement

2

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

to attempt; to test; to try out

4

to triumph; to be elated with success

1

internal organ; viscera; gut

1

to boil; to seethe

1

to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

1

I see; that's right; indeed

12

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

22

young; youthful

1

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

1

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

5