jpdb beta

10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad

1

this world; this life; this generation; present day

1

imperial instructions

1

power; authority; influence

3

to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)

2

transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

15

name of the emperor

2

to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)

5

deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

2

field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)

7

to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)

1

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

1

stupid

2

foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me

1

deep design and forethought; a farsighted and deeply laid plan

2

anteroom; antechamber

2

half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position

2

others; other people

3

tiny bit

3

door between the rooms

1

suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

8

body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

12

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

1

to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey

2

military intervention; armed intervention

3

elevator; lift

3

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

3

middle; centre; center

9

peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times

7

(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

2

the last moment; the very end

2

again; once again; yet again

3

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

5

imperial decree; imperial edict

1

Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)

1

phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem

1

perennial plant

1

purple; violet

4

first system to rank officials into 12 levels (603 CE)

1

Imperial household

1

self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

2

lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)

1

to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance

2

self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial

6

preceding paragraph; first part

1

himself; he himself

3

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

4

to remain; to stay (somewhere)

3

having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of

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