jpdb beta

to occur; to happen

12

temple; shrine; sanctuary

40

leadership; initiative; spearhead

1

mutual; reciprocal

1

relief organisation

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

18

each country; every country; various countries; all countries

1

headquarters; head office; main office

3

general manager; director-general

3

generation; lifetime; age

1

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

13

to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

17

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

2

from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top

6

patronage; protection

1

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

3

-less; lacking; non-existing

4

gilt; guilt; gilt-edged security; gilt

3

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

1

whole nation; whole land; whole country

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

5

counter for countries

1

to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over

1

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

1

monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity

1

counter for people

4

consists of; comprises; is made up of

1

union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

1

formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

2

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

15

legendary beast; magical beast

39

hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)

8

magic stone (in fiction)

33

supply; provision; service; supply

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

2

before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

5

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

1

without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless

1

(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)

1

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

3

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

1

influence; power; might; influence (of stones)

1

bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

5

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

10

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

8

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

7

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

13

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

25

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

12