jpdb beta

axillary bud; lateral bud

1

after five; one's private time; after-hours

1

Tokyo and Nagoya

1

Noa

5

Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway; Tomei Expressway

1

to kick (at someone, something)

1

industrial

1

labor; labour

19

civil society

1

Fire and Disaster Management Agency (formerly: Fire Defense Agency) (Defence)

1

Asuma

5

Ingraham; Ingram

3

Gotou

3

Oota

3

interchange; international; inter-

1

cordon

1

interchange; service interchange

1

marching orders; sailing orders

3

baby carriage; perambulator; pram

1

development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation

1

road construction; roadworks; road repairs

1

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF

1

keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation

2

overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object

1

certain country

1

drone; unmanned aircraft

1

change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat

1

prototype model; experimental machine

3

prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

2

social problem

1

Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)

1

smoke; smoked

1

kilogram; kilogramme

1

squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern

1

Foreign Minister

1

passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)

1

coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking

2

prefectural police

2

maneuvering ground; manoeuvering ground

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

central government office; head office; this office

2

foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent

1

input

1

save our souls; SOS

1

most satisfactory

1

rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion

1

out of bullets

3

leaving; accepting

1

passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed

1