jpdb beta

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

1

nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

1

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

5

lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

2

for military use

1

high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes

1

manufactured goods; finished goods; product

1

volunteer soldier

1

preferential

1

provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

2

to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

3

four

3

history of Japan; Japanese history

2

clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)

1

the big three ...

7

field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

3

reverence; respect

2

assassination

2

history of the Shōwa period (1926-1989)

1

turning point

2

Pacific War (1941-1945)

1

rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)

1

Japanese government

1

high official

1

army commander

1

bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

2

in the end; on top of that

2

prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier

8

continuation; succession; series

2

to lose one's life

2

reduction of armaments; disarmament

1

trend; tendency; momentum

2

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

1

moderate faction; moderates

1

history

1

three; three years of age

2

murder case

1

months and years

1

to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel

1

knowing only too well; being fully aware of

1

historic; historical; traditional

2

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

2

killing two birds with one stone

1

recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going

1

one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously

2

convenient

3

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

1

as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be

2