jpdb beta

north latitude

1

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

1

Joseon Dynasty (Korea, 1392-1910); Yi Dynasty; Ly Dynasty (Vietnam, 1009-1225)

1

North Korea

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

1

paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement

1

Imjin War (1592-1597)

1

to achieve success

1

leader; guide; mentor; coach

1

feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service

1

commerce; trade; business

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

2

half a kuni (province)

2

the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives

1

unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

1

good; goodness; right; virtue

1

Busan (South Korea); Pusan

2

governor-general; governor; viceroy

12

slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service

1

highly unpredictable; touch and go

1

foreign country

1

judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)

2

one's real mother

1

all eyes; public attention

1

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire

1

manly; masculine; like a man

1

to like; to love; to be fond of

1

improvement; reform

2

selective breeding

1

production; manufacture

1

to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

4

reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace

1

to do

1

Macao (China); Macau

1

leasehold land

1

rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof

1

rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide; surge (in popularity, power, etc.); upswing

1

in addition to this

1

heir; inheritor; successor

3

connection; link; relationship

4

to increase; to grow

1

earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade

1

to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy

3

weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health

1

Tsurumatsu

3

death from disease; death from illness

5

to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow

1

government affairs

7