jpdb beta

entry into a country

1

to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus

1

national border; provincial border

2

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

6

innocent; blameless; guiltless

1

official announcement; proclamation

5

to gather; to collect; to assemble

14

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

1

as; because; with; due to

3

villages

4

to discuss; to talk together

8

to approve of

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

5

to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position

1

to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

1

to go wrong; to turn for the worse

1

history of; experience of

6

to entrust; to leave to a person

6

position

7

to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

1

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

3

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

2

duel; shoot-out

29

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

7

mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends

8

satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy

4

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

prejudice; bias; distorted view

3

incompetent; have no merit

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

1

too much; excessive; too

2

art of war; strategy; tactics

3

to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect

1

bravery; military prowess; valour; valor

1

individual; one by one; separate; each

1

ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

4

rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field

2

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

2

it's probably so; it stands to reason

2

cultivation; refinement; culture; education

1

(social) class; rank; grade

4

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

1

needless to say

1

a small force

4

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

2

to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance

3

superior officer

4

very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

2

proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly

1

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

1