jpdb beta

attendant; valet; servant; follower

2

with a start; with a jump

1

benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

1

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

2

penetrating cold

1

with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)

1

is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...

1

reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy

1

restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope

1

lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

1

stalk; stem

1

no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be

2

truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith

1

to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

1

colon (punctuation); eau de Cologne; colonist; colón (currency of Costa Rica and former currency of El Salvador); colon

1

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

1

iced tea; ice tea

1

to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)

1

unknown; unidentified; unspecified

1

different mother

1

strong person; the strong; the powerful

3

to pass away; to die

1

it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

2

antipathy; prejudice

1

kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

1

to rape

1

parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross

1

duty; obligation

1

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

1

dependence; reliance

1

pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment

1

such; this sort of; like this

1

now; come (now); well

1

collapse; downfall

4

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

1

Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)

1

Nobunaga

2

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

1

charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity

1

to slay; to kill; to put to the sword

1

extremists; radicals; militants

1

sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity

1

to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit

1

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

3

flight; running away; absconding; elopement

2

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

1

hedonism

1

Leto

2