jpdb beta

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

2

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

2

newspaper

1

article; news story; report; account

1

warship; battleship

1

-years-old

4

first-class; first-rate

1

risk factor

1

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

1

unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly

1

to disappear; to vanish

1

great numbers; numerical superiority

1

sergeant

1

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

1

lawn; grass

2

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

3

young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status

1

sports ground; sports oval

1

haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch

1

to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

2

birth; creation; formation

1

funerals and ceremonial occasions

2

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

3

successive generations; successive emperors

1

corpse; kanji "corpse" radical

1

profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

1

member nation; member state; signatory

1

not necessarily so; is not always true

1

deciphering; decoding

2

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

2

to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate

1

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

1

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

2

robin

4

loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman

4

base (military, expedition, etc.)

2

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

2

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

to sniff; to smell

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

1

distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)

1

neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

2

rooftop

2

bomb warning

1

to keep a promise; to keep one's word

1

state secrets; secrets of the state

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

Qahirah

1