jpdb beta

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

1

Macarthur; McArthur

10

wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous

2

sightseeing; tourism

4

obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile

2

Shirasu Jirou (?-1985)

9

draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)

5

important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility

1

to entrust; to leave to a person

2

negotiation

3

United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England

2

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

2

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

5

farmer; farming family; farmhouse

1

dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment

1

draft papers; call-up notice; red paper

1

acquaintance; appreciative friend

1

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

2

to disable; to override

3

to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)

1

Imperial Guards

3

handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering

2

state of progress

1

retirement from public office; going into opposition; losing power

1

fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs

1

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

3

fascinating; alluring

1

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

1

scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

1

former prime minister; former premier; former chancellor

2

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

2

peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy

1

lady; nobleman's wife

1

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

3

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

3

postwar

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

1

at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth

1

introductory remarks

1

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

2

superior; superiors; senior

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

1

imperial family; royalty

1

call; invitation

2

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

1

wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese

2

to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award

1

intelligence or information network

1