jpdb beta

post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse

7

distress; wretched condition

3

troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)

33

smiling broadly

1

to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head

14

to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)

10

hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion

1

prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy

1

how many? (large animals)

2

head; leader; top; (arch.) important part

3

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

9

they; those guys; those fellows

5

to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

3

third; no. three

5

self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I

5

fifteen; 15

1

simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap

2

common; ordinary; conventional; customary

1

heavy infantry

1

to drag in; to pull in

2

living room

6

gentle; mild-mannered

2

to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard

6

national crisis; national disaster

2

censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

13

single flower; one wheel; full moon

1

only daughter

2

Eleonora

143

Miranda (Venezuela); Miranda

7

(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after

1

to get strong; to gain strength

8

state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture

5

to join forces; to cooperate

5

intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd

5

to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

2

sixteen; 16

4

awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

1

mild; mild-mannered; gentle

1

(theatrical) fighting scene

2

in addition

11

contrary to one's expectations

2

lengthening

2

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

1

to do by the use of

11

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

11

slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy

3

extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling

10

invasion

45

counter for months

4