jpdb beta

ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

2

home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

3

sending home; repatriation; deportation

3

Japan

7

coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking

2

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

2

Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

1

resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)

1

fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer

1

privacy; secrecy; confidentiality

1

Saturday

2

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

2

restaurant (esp. Western-style)

4

emergency meeting of the upper house of the Diet (in response to dissolution of the lower house)

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

attendance; presence; appearance

2

honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee

1

mist; haze

1

stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp

2

fee; charge; fare

1

external; outside

1

salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)

1

canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space

3

beer

16

then; if so; if

3

to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)

1

going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

1

useless; futile; vain

1

long time

1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

3

vivid; clear; distinct

1

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

1

to lean against; to set against

1

radius of action; sphere of activity

1

difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

1

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

1

to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

1

moaning; muttering; complaining

1

unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably

1

this area; around here

1

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

1

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

1

going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

1

gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove

1

self-possessed; calm

2

broadcasting station; broadcaster

4

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

1

almost all; nearly all

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

2