jpdb beta

dungeon

1

high precision

2

idle and incompetent; accomplishing nothing significant nor being capable of doing so; lacking the talent to do anything but idle away one's time

1

to chip off; to scrape off; to prune

3

years; time

1

one's whole heart; everything one feels

1

to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone

1

classical elegance; antiquity

1

to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step

1

to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up

1

old regime

1

readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical

2

achievement; performance; results; work; contribution

1

treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly

1

the deceased; the departed

1

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting

1

grateful; indebted

1

courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court

3

not worth doing; waste of effort

1

having no effect; waste of effort

1

gloom; mental depression

1

lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

early stage

4

vision

1

uprising; revolt

5

at the head of an army

1

proceeding to the capital

2

phosphorus (P)

1

tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye

2

a plan

1

court noble; nobility; Imperial Court

1

price hike; mark-up

1

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

1

to threaten; to make threats

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

1

carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip

1

classical; classic

2

Geneva

4

lobbying

1

to bear fruit

1

United Nations resolution; UN resolution

1

declaration of war

2

declaration of war; proclamation of war

1

beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal

2

to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects

1

temporarily; short period; once; one morning

2

making strenuous efforts; exerting oneself

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

3