jpdb beta

crafty courtier; traitor

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

2

both hands

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

1

several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees

1

rule; government; administration

2

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

1

fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another

1

reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

1

participation; joining; entry

1

actual work

1

member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

1

influence; clout; leverage

2

loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

1

spy; secret agent

1

to play for time; to use delaying tactics

1

systematic; organized; organizational

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

(some small) help; an aid; some assistance

1

contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting

1

exaggerated; overblown; overdone

1

don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it

1

to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation

1

reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle

3

surrender; fall

1

military discipline; military regulations; military rules

1

strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand

1

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

1

my; one's own; I ...; one ...

1

mystery; mysteriousness; secret

1

lineage; pedigree; family line; birth

1

substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)

1

performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)

1

heated (e.g. debate); passionate

1

delight; great joy

1

domestic affairs; internal administration

1

just like; the same as; no different than

1

cabinet ministers

1

short term; short time

1

to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

1

government official; public servant; civil servant

1

appointment; assignment; promotion

1

cabinet (of a government); ministry

1

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

1

defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage

1

overall; general

1