jpdb beta

new; fresh; novel

18

cardinal (Catholic church)

4

three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)

3

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

1

indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

2

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

3

nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

2

grandchild

2

negotiation

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

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to do

3

effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

2

audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

5

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

4

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn

3

to kneel

3

to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head

4

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

2

corner; nook; recess

2

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

2

to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

3

society; the world; the times

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

2

transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

4

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

3

tenth day of the month; ten days

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

2

carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse

1

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

3

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

1

commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union

5

alliance; union; league

5

mixed (e.g. team, chorus)

5

allied armies

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to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate

1

attack; drive; advance; invasion

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west

3

founding of a nation

2

great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy

1

for some years

1

sworn enemy

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mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size

2

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

2

national power

2

to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as

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