jpdb beta

goddess

1

royal palace

5

to disappear; to vanish

1

one year; some time ago

16

lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish

1

government affairs

2

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

2

power; influence

1

to weaken

1

house; family

4

rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power

1

monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)

1

waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited

1

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

to begin to appear; to begin to come in

1

man; male; masculine gender

3

government; administration; statesmanship

1

lately; recently; these days

1

tone (of argument); tenor; drift

1

foolish ruler

1

duel; shoot-out

1

victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

1

fate; destiny; lot

1

to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

1

to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself

1

the throne; the crown

2

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

4

His Majesty the King

1

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

5

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to be called

2

Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty

2

elder sister; effeminate man

15

marriage

1

Imperial Guards

1

direct control; direct supervision

1

bodyguard; escort

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

private room

1

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

3

balcony

3

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

2

one month

3

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

1

return; welcome home

1

to look forward to

1

gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr

1

brunette; woman or girl with brown skin or eyes

1