jpdb beta

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

12

the former

2

the latter

5

Musu; Mus

5

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

14

reply; response; answer

9

to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip

3

relation; relationship

4

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

4

silent

1

close associate; close aide; brains-truster

4

chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table

8

hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway

2

as we know

2

notice; attention; observation

2

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

9

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

5

sigh

5

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

13

rather; better

5

to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

1

to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance

2

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

3

expansion of armaments

1

national power

8

capital strength (of an enterprise)

1

to start slowly; to lag behind

1

plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme

7

slow; lagging; tardy

4

war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds

2

very great; enormous; serious

12

clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight

2

glaring at; lording over

13

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

41

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

2

like this; this sort; this way

3

state secrets; secrets of the state

7

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

1

feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

2

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

2

trivial matter

4

everyone

11

repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

32

trade (foreign)

3

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

19

our country; our land; one's own country

6

ally (of another nation)

1

what sort of; what kind of; what way

4