jpdb beta

planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

1

distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert

1

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

1

hearsay; rumor; grapevine

1

Touya

9

invitation; introduction; temptation

2

idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

2

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

1

tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

1

to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

1

hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret

1

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

1

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

5

reliance; dependence

2

to threaten; to make threats

1

originally; by nature; from the start

4

selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

1

preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence

1

selection

2

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

3

connection; link; relationship

3

assistance; aid; support

1

son-in-law

1

relative

2

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

7

many; a lot; much; multitude

1

after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

1

bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

1

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

2

to seize power

1

family status

1

government service; the bureaucracy

1

successive jobs; consecutive jobs

1

fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation

1

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

4

to lose one's life

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

5

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

3

hence; for that reason

8

that's so, isn't it

1

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

28

to hold a ceremony

2

legitimate; orthodox; traditional

6

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

2

foam; bubble; nothing

1

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

1