jpdb beta

pride; boast; credit (to)

3

to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor

1

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

3

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

simple; plain

2

apology

3

care; precaution; guarding; caution

2

the way one works; one's working manner

1

belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration

1

(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess

1

what sort of; what kind of; what way

1

punishment; penalty

1

(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority

1

absence; disregard; indifference

1

passing mark

1

encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)

1

delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

1

proud; lordly

5

minister of state

4

document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

1

to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

1

erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary

1

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

3

open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

2

accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion

1

conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk

1

protest; objection

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

5

to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

2

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

4

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

3

to laugh scornfully

1

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

sociability

2

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

2

loveable; very likeable; like very much

1

last ray of hope; only hope

1

high society

1

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

1

craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom

3

correction; revision; amendment

1

generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality

2

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

1

swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

1

imitation; sham; -like

1

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

1

to have an idea; to have a clue

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)

1