jpdb beta

name; title

2

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

1

abolition of the han system and establishment of prefectures (1871)

1

major powers of the world; great powers

3

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

1

beyond one's means or position

1

running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry

1

rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)

1

Western-style; Western-fashioned

1

to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of

1

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

10

sudden change; upheaval

1

plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall

1

petal

1

Asia

1

colonization; colonisation

1

Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West

1

detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking

1

to sit in a row; to be arrayed

1

enrich the country, strengthen the army

1

political measures; policy

1

military service; conscription

1

Japan and Qing China

1

Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese

1

Pacific War (1941-1945)

3

outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

1

reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy

1

modernization; modernisation

1

to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs

1

unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted

6

germ; germs; bacteria; something dirty or harmful; vermin

1

and then; and so; and; so then

1

to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

3

to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

2

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

3

famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

1

dry riverbed; river beach

1

to survive; to live long

1

deadly serious; deadly earnest

3

groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth

4

slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

2

historical; traditional; historic

1

authenticity; credibility

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

2

place of employment

1

traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts

1

marriage proposal; marriage talks

1

wastepaper; scrap paper

1

to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick

1

marriage

2