jpdb beta

ore; mineral; crystal

3

to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

1

agricultural land; farmland

1

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

4

fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes

1

neighboring countries; surrounding countries

5

eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

1

national power

3

jealousy; envy

1

one cause; one reason; one factor

1

to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

1

participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

3

union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

2

intercept; interception; counter-attack

1

whole nation; whole land; whole country

1

march; advance

2

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

1

to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat

1

to invade

1

countries

1

root; basis; foundation

1

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

2

beginning; start

1

country; territory; domain; realm

2

bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess

1

successive generations; successive emperors

1

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

3

exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular

1

do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end

4

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

3

mainly; primarily

8

watchful waiting; careful supervision

1

leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers

1

large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)

2

Balfe

1

empire; imperial

7

intervention

6

to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up

2

spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare

2

nowhere

2

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

2

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

treaty; pact; convention; agreement

4

cheap; reasonable

1

indemnities; reparations

2

support; backing; aid; assistance

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

3

to be damaged; to receive damage

2