jpdb beta

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

9

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort

9

to turn one's back to

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

5

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

2

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

2

gently; quietly; calmly

1

self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

4

president (of a society); chairman

4

this year

1

one year; some time ago

2

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

1

title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

2

to get used to hearing

1

prestigious university

1

shade; shadow

1

(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself

5

wit and intelligence

2

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

2

equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched

1

elite

1

losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

3

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

11

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

1

duty; role; function

2

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

6

formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical

1

opening address

1

leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage

1

such; like that; in that way

1

to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for

1

reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese

2

or something

1

loud; sonorous; ringing

1

order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

1

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

3

notice; attention; observation

2

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

4

leader of a group

3

head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard

2

flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

2

khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks); pewter staff

3

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

2

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

5

cymbal; cymbals

1

drum

1

daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless

1

melody; tune

1

to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance

2