jpdb beta

to put to trial; to argue in court

1

penalty

1

to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from

1

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

1

dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

1

cross-national

1

negotiations; discussions; connection

3

to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)

1

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

1

to do as one wishes; to act as one wills

1

judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

1

whisky; whiskey

1

toss

1

this (very thing); this precisely

1

telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism

1

to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

1

international community; international society; the world

1

while; during (the time when)

3

American-Soviet

1

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

1

mainly; primarily

2

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

3

Warsaw Treaty Organization

1

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Organisation); NATO

2

composition

2

point-blank range

1

confrontation; showdown

1

Richard Armitage (politician)

1

Michael Green

1

getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

1

America and China; Sino-American

1

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

1

to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)

1

slapping the opponent with the open hand

1

technique; techniques

1

touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test

1

length of time; term

1

Yokosukakou

1

nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

20

power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity

1

nuclear power plant; nuclear power station

2

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

1

entry into port; arriving in harbor

10

verification; inspection

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)

4

to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

3

stopping at a port

4