jpdb beta

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

3

on the board (shogi, go, etc.)

1

revolutionary; child of the revolution; man of revolutionary temperament

1

large number of people

1

roommate

1

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

131

Far East

9

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

middle; centre; center

8

various countries; various regions; various provinces

5

uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)

1

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

2

(Republic of) China (i.e. Taiwan)

4

modernization; modernisation

2

armed forces; military; troops

1

under control (e.g. of territory)

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

7

peninsula; Korea

1

large amount of money; great cost

1

philosophy

1

educational interface; the classroom; the chalkface

1

capitalism

1

strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious

2

system; institution; organization; organisation

1

scholar

1

merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

1

refugee; exile; displaced persons

1

essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith

1

land; shore

2

mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm

5

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

7

bay area; waterfront

1

great; grate

2

harbor; harbour

2

standing close together; bristling (with)

1

yellow; amber

3

paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern

2

to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

1

xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling

4

shaoxingjiu (Chinese alcohol made from rice or glutinous millet)

1

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

1

businessman

1

oolong tea

1

to mistake (A for B); to misread

2

red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left

1

hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron

2

business

1

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

1

rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft

1

(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

1