jpdb beta

red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist

1

secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair

1

to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

5

remorse; repentance

1

to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede

1

ruling party; government party; party in power; government

3

Hubei Province (China)

2

thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp

1

Republic of Korea; South Korea; Han (ancient Chinese state)

7

loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)

11

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

1

to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast

1

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with

3

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

1

battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

desperation; self-abandonment

1

day after day; every day

1

mutual; reciprocal

1

however; but

1

to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

1

hunger and thirst; starvation

1

to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

1

messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

2

kind-hearted; benevolence

2

surrender; capitulation; submission; yield

1

to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor

1

pity; compassion

1

leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)

3

messenger; envoy; emissary

4

severe; fierce; stern

1

to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

3

a wise idea; polite reference to another's consideration

3

founder of dynasty or sect

4

to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite

2

to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

1

in those days

1

Xiang Yu (aka Kou U) (232 BC-202 BC), general in the late Qin period, defeated by Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty

1

crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive

1

personal opinion; criticism behind one's back

3

irrational (line of) argument

1

to become settled; to be fixed

1

monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)

1

foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury

2

to tame; to win over

1

taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains

1

troubled times; turbulent times

4

quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

2

dilemma; predicament

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

3