jpdb beta

noisy; confused; uproarious

1

investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin

1

to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work

1

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

1

mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person

2

to be at a loss for words

3

both hands

2

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

hypnotism

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

now is the time

1

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

2

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

1

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

1

older brother

4

(present) head of a family

1

appreciation; thanks; gratitude

1

clear; pure; noble

1

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

1

exchange; conversion

2

duty; obligation; responsibility

3

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

accepting bribes; corruption; graft

1

official document; archives

1

forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting

1

fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

1

cooperation; collaboration

3

applying (e.g. a technology); adoption

2

Imperial Guards

2

dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition

3

many; a lot; much; multitude

1

evidence; proof

1

to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart

3

admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment

1

leader; authority; mainstay

1

class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

1

implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)

1

prison; jail; gaol

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

1

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

(political) purge

1

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

1

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

1

vassal; retainer

1

revenge

1

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

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

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)

2