jpdb beta

taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

1

one's house; one's home; one's family

2

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

1

attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

2

ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself

1

to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant

1

a short while ago; already

1

acceptance

2

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

2

emperor

4

ocean

2

advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

2

(naval) fleet; armada

1

Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe

1

envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission

1

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

7

engineer; technician

1

to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

3

shipbuilding

1

Piotr

1

great emperor; ... the Great

1

to lay the foundation (for)

1

term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

11

to start; to begin; to commence

1

unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens

1

for use by women

1

short pants; shorts

1

near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

1

war or military record; score; military achievements; results

1

one win; one victory

2

one defeat

1

low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

6

close; intimate; on good terms

1

alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child

3

decisive battle; deciding match; play-off

1

journey; route of a journey

3

the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result

2

distant seas

1

solitary island

1

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

7

bitter enemy

3

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

1

loud; sonorous; ringing

2

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

4

to correct oneself; to restate

3

shyness; bashfulness; shame

3

Japan's best; number one in Japan

2