jpdb beta

national power

1

reinforcement

1

to choke; to have trouble breathing

1

patterns of thinking; train of thought

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat

1

alliance; union; league

1

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

2

to make an enemy (of); to antagonize

2

to attack; to assault; to assail

7

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

4

assumption; supposition; hypothesis

1

trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation

1

running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally

3

west side; west bank

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east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!

2

to force open; to push open

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correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

2

waterfall; (arch.) rapids

6

India-ink painting

3

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

2

to aim at

2

first half

2

back of head

2

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

3

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

2

light brown; tawny

6

reddish brown

2

in comparison to; rather than

3

to excel; to surpass

1

carving; engraving; chiselled features

1

the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district

1

minority peoples

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business; errand; nature of one's business

2

to state; to express; to mention

1

second half; latter half

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

5

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

5

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

7

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

3

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

3

to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel

3

favorable; favourable

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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

3

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

5

irritation; annoyance; frustration

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

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