jpdb beta

spy; emissary

3

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

4

unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy

1

defense; defence; protection

1

general; shogun

2

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

2

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

5

to invade

1

top; summit; vertex

4

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

1

one's own country

2

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

4

Imperial Guards

3

official promotional photo of a musician, model, etc.

12

close associate; close aide; brains-truster

1

forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule

1

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

2

discovery; detection; finding

2

whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly

1

heartening; reassuring

1

collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

1

limbs; arms and legs; body

1

tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

1

actual age; true age

1

the very thing; itself

7

tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

1

steam; vapour; vapor

3

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

2

wooden; made of wood

1

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

1

medicinal herb

2

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

2

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

2

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

2

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

6

to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

1

indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

bitterness; bitter taste

1

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

1

sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

1

to penetrate; to pervade; to spread

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

9

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

2

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

to smile

6

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

2

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

1