jpdb beta

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

5

convenient; handy; useful

3

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

8

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

7

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

4

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

12

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable

1

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

5

one's native land

2

prison; jail; gaol

4

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

12

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

10

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

2

many; much; plenty; hardly

7

strategy; tactics

1

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

2

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

1

oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin

1

mining

2

rare metal; minor metal

1

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

37

precious; valuable

2

mineral resources

1

sudden price jump; steep price rise

1

scramble (for)

1

climate

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

16

sudden change; upheaval

2

countermeasure; counter-measure

2

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

2

posterity; future life; life to come

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

1

many problems; various problems

1

political strife

1

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

30

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

1

shelving; pigeonholing

1

power struggle

1

to differ; to vary; to disagree

6

one's principles and position

1

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

2

to arrive; to come to pass

2

dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

2

means; way; measure

12

settlement; solution; resolution

2

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

7

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

2

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

3