jpdb beta

to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

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honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish

2

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

4

(divine) punishment; curse; retribution

1

have to do; must; should; ought to

1

abominable; detestable

1

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

1

vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye

1

to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead

1

outskirts (of a town); run-down district

1

(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding

1

quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

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obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant

3

not only ... but (also); as well as ...

1

broad support; wide-ranging support

1

royal family

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Imperial Guards

2

order of chivalry; chivalric order

1

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

2

compulsory; unavoidable; necessary

2

barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

1

discord; antagonism

1

to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance

2

to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

1

how; in what way

1

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

1

ahem; harrumph

2

queer; odd; fantastic

1

devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession

2

princess; consort

1

to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)

2

beautiful man and woman; handsome couple

1

to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly

2

amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip

1

you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!

1

iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)

1

along a wall

1

tough; strong; tenacious

1

leg strength; walking ability; running ability

1

half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing

1

to shave off; to scrape off

2

(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout

1

arguing (someone) down; loudly scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding

2

disgrace; shame

1

blur; blurred; indistinct

1

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

1

to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude

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looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward

3

(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

2

anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

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