jpdb beta

rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power

8

royal authority; regal power; authority of the king

1

throne

1

military drill

1

evolution; progress

1

foreign language

1

enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)

1

First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1

1

special bargain sale

1

reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation

2

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

1

natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent

1

secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy

1

foundation

1

stage; performance

2

display window; shop window; store window

1

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

1

baseball player; ballplayer

1

favourite dish (favorite); favourite food

1

puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute

1

public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)

2

top; summit; vertex

1

kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

2

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

1

reciprocal relationship; mutually beneficial relations; relationship with benefits to both parties

2

alumni association

1

condense

1

strangeness; abnormality; disorder

3

oh; ah

1

cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to

1

shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige

1

Ōita (city, prefecture)

1

loss; forfeit

2

fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)

10

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

1

party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

1

go (board game)

1

shogi; Japanese chess

1

sociable

2

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

3

physique; constitution

2

game; match; contest

3

sports fan

2

anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject

1

Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

2

Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan

1

the whole country

5

war; battle; match; game; competition

2

just because; even if; even though

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

2