jpdb beta

old type; old style

2

beginning; outset; first; onset

6

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

4

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

2

originally; by nature; from the start

3

to govern; to manage; to subdue

2

lineage; pedigree; good family

1

count; earl

12

than; from; out of; except; but; more

5

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

1

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

1

as soon as; right after

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

18

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

6

preparation; provision; guarding

2

fifty; 50

1

five; 5

1

metre; meter; meter; gauge

1

protective wall; bulwark

21

two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

1

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

1

multistoried building

1

halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently

1

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

17

if it is the case that ...

4

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

3

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

1

large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm

1

200; two hundred

1

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

1

of course; certainly; naturally

2

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

1

defence program; defence plan

1

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

1

rampart; castle walls

3

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

1

overwhelming

3

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

3

indicates question

9

considerably; fairly; quite

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

emphasis-adding particle

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

2

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

3

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

1