jpdb beta

manufacture; production

2

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

3

high-tech; high-technology

1

small country

1

regular army

1

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

1

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

8

private; personal

1

support; backing; aid; assistance

2

to obtain; to procure

3

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

3

the other day; a few days ago

1

Hachiōji (city)

1

separate; respective

1

influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

1

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

18

sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America

13

union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

9

hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw

1

allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)

3

to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

1

how far; to what extent

3

escalation

1

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

2

limit; bounds

1

agreement; rule

1

countermeasure; counter-measure

1

precondition; prerequisite

1

hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole

3

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

1

by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking

2

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

30

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

6

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

2

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

1

to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over

2

feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference

3

unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say

1

rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

1

walking sound; footsteps

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

12

rifle

14

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

11

group; mass

13

to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

1

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

4

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

2

shriek; scream

6

repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

2