jpdb beta

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

1

home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

1

declaration of war; proclamation of war

11

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

1

participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

12

to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

2

to put to death

2

approval; endorsement

4

subject; national

2

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

1

to fulfill one's responsibilities

2

to bring back; to restore

1

morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)

3

entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

1

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

1

reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

1

to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)

3

direct

1

chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

1

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

1

harvest; crop; yield

1

not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special

1

eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

2

export; exportation; efferent

1

standard

4

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

5

support; backing; patronage

1

retention; maintenance; preservation

1

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

3

to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in

1

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

2

the ways of the world; human nature

1

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

to be too short

1

to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

1

human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person

2

favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome

1

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

1

secret; private; surreptitious

1

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

2

supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory

2

to compete with; to vie for

1

solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause

2

bluff

2

forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul

2

word; remark; statement

1

real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

1

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

1

to escape from; to get out

1