jpdb beta

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

3

betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

5

stealthy steps; soft steps

1

to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack

1

strange voice

1

bokken; wooden sword

1

to prevent; to take precautions

1

(someone else's) daughter

1

suffix for familiar person

1

exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually

1

extremely

1

bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching

1

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

1

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

1

scum of the earth; monster; fiend

3

to wash off; to wash out

1

to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

1

involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself

1

depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...

1

to lose one's life

1

to penetrate the wall

1

to stick to

1

revolt; rebellion; war

1

complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled

1

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

1

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

1

if possible

1

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

1

great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted

1

great debt of gratitude; great obligation

2

requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

1

if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

1

capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

4

in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

1

near; close; beside; third person

1

one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance

1

to pinch and crush; to pinch out

1

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

1

small number of people

1

playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal

1

any number of times

1

to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

1

one group; one squad; group one; squad one; entire group; entire squad

1

group; party; team; squad; section

1

to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

1

seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement

1

obedient; submissive; tame; slavish

1

surrender

1

flash (of light); glint; schiller

4

grain of rice

1