jpdb beta

freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)

5

transport; transportation

18

cost

4

international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan

3

price competition

1

disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss

1

to replace; to move; to change the position of

6

to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.

1

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

4

over-all length; span

3

technically difficult

2

genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

4

imperialism

4

Africa

7

Singapore

19

Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)

1

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

9

South Africa

2

Suez Canal

2

Egypt

3

opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services

5

distance; range

8

ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

1

increase in speed, acceleration

1

whole nation; whole land; whole country

27

admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment

6

Ara

3

forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

4

protectorate

3

hostile relations; hostile relationship

1

improvement of relations; rapprochement

4

Japan and Qing China

2

treaty of peace and amity; peace treaty

1

conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)

10

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

6

political system

6

falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy

2

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

1

national finance; central government finance

5

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

10

(international) loan

3

serious wound; hard blow

2

to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

2

commerce and industry

1

repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption

5

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

6

loan

4

debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)

9