jpdb beta

succession; successor

1

having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien

1

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

1

illegitimate family lineage

1

looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on

1

to ponder; to brood

1

joints; points (of a speech)

1

avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)

1

clearly; distinctly; vividly

1

younger days; youth

1

(short) rest; breather; break

1

certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

1

high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force

1

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

2

attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of

1

spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare

1

nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)

1

false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show

1

stamina; tenacity

1

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

4

resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)

1

charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating

1

to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

1

guardian; mentor; protector

1

limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress

1

several days later

1

call; summons; convening; convocation

1

used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous

1

plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking

2

to hide; to conceal oneself

1

(not) a single person; (no) one

1

getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke

1

speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector

1

pothunting; bounty hunting; pothunter; bounty hunter

1

to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel

2

violent; rough

1

just a little

1

declaration; statement

1

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

desolate; dreary; bleak

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

1

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

1

lawless area; lawless district

1

to have no chance (of succeeding)

1

line

1

tenth; tithe

1

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

1

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

1

large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

1

your Highness; his Highness; her Highness

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