jpdb beta

ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

2

political strife

3

keeping house; being confined to one's house

4

to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone

1

one's home; one's house

1

advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation

4

major powers of the world; great powers

1

emoluments; additional profits

71

to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane

3

intention; idea; inclination; wish

3

to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend

1

to be answerable (for); to take the blame

1

Thailand

1

peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

2

cavern; grotto

1

to bring someone along

1

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

1

the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

1

to mix; to stir; to blend

3

military affairs; military people

1

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

going together

2

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

1

should not; must not

2

three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China

8

being the sole winner; winner-take-all

1

rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)

15

moral way of life; correct path; moral principles

1

Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)

3

to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord

1

few in number

2

bloodshed

1

to send (rain); to shed

2

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

4

to choose; to select

1

standing tall; towering; soaring

1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

3

very bottom; rock bottom

1

thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

3

to harden one's heart

1

despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

1

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

1

the other day; some time ago; recently

2

proclamation; statement

1

colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)

1

to accept the conditions

2

channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait

12

Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

1

maritime; marine transportation

2

skill; dexterity; proficiency

2