jpdb beta

unification; centralization; centralisation

1

to get drunk

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

3

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

4

representative; delegate

1

call; summons; convening; convocation

1

important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)

3

to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

4

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

1

common knowledge; well-known fact

1

daring attack tactic

1

wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

3

deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)

2

insurance; guarantee; warranty

1

adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)

1

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

2

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

11

binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term

1

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

13

way out; means to escape; escape route

4

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

7

violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

2

imperial command

1

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

3

guess; speculation; supposition

4

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

2

putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

3

as (someone) says

8

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

3

danger; peril; hazard; risk

12

without cause; without reason

2

to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

4

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

2

thoughts; thinking

1

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

6

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

4

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

5

the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed

3

what to do

2

Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)

12

first of all; in the first place

2

favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

4

pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)

1

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

2

dilemma; predicament

5

to escape danger

1

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

5

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

2