jpdb beta

absurd; unreasonable

1

quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

3

to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

1

planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

1

fragment; scrap; piece; shred

1

conspiracy; collusion; complicity

1

circulation; dissemination

1

plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

4

scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

1

inside; interior

1

long (time that has passed); old (story)

2

visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience

5

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

1

curtain; curtains

1

everybody

1

it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

1

young person

3

your Highness; his Highness; her Highness

1

quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible

2

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

1

to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

2

self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned

1

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

2

to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)

1

extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

1

tax collection; taxation

1

tax evasion

1

open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

1

usual state of things

1

commitment; pledge; promise

1

expression; phraseology

2

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

3

to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)

1

to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

1

honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances

2

honor; honour; credit; prestige

2

to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective

1

to begin to tremble

1

whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

1

to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over

3

not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think

1

to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission

1

dress; outfit

1

having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn

1

to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss

1

corpse; kanji "corpse" radical

1

going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

1

jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)

2

New Year

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