jpdb beta

to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

10

jail; gaol; prison

2

careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous

1

meritorious deed; services

1

in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

1

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

2

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

2

to drag out

2

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

13

to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

1

annoying; provoking

3

to take a breath; to take a short rest

2

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

3

rebellious; defiant

1

signature

4

affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)

2

dismissal (from a position); discharge

2

future; distant future

1

curse; malediction; hex

2

to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

2

to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

1

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

1

full view; plain sight; completely visible

4

for this reason

6

to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

5

imposing stance; daunting pose

1

black ground; black cloth

1

helmet (of a warrior); headpiece

2

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

4

to live; to reside; to inhabit

1

bodyguard; escort

1

Imperial Guards

1

regiment

3

divine; imperial

2

guard; sentinel; garrison

33

(exercising) the right to command

2

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

1

command; direction

10

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

1

Imperial Guard Division (pre-1945)

1

to move forward; to move on

2

long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

6

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

11

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

5

living room

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

3

challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity

1