jpdb beta

looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something

1

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

4

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

1

to feel; to sense; to experience

5

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

5

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

obedient; submissive; tame; slavish

1

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

1

reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

1

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

1

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

2

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

1

immediately; at once; instantly

1

military clothes

2

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

2

all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

10

to recall; to remember

1

the late emperor

4

death (of an emperor); demise

1

will; testament; last request

2

document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

4

attendance at a castle

1

young emperor

1

guardian

1

and; as well as

3

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

4

disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity

1

extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

1

(all) together

1

decapitation; decapitated head

1

avenue in the capital; busy main street of the capital; main thoroughfare

1

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

1

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

1

formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)

1

to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off

1

only; sole; unique

4

(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit

1

to go into mourning

1

funeral service

1

programme; program; plans; arrangements

2

to rule; to govern; to administer

1

inner room

1

to hide; to keep to oneself

1

mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune

1

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

real power

2

one's own property; possessions

1

to underrate; to make light of

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