jpdb beta

scientist

18

noble class; nobility

2

peerage; court rank

6

residing; living; dwelling

1

to visit frequently

1

following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died

1

countries all over the world; all the countries of the world

1

research

2

field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation

1

to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

4

tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order

3

ambassador

1

hard to get; hard to come by

1

giving a broad smile

1

emergency alert; critical alert; emergency warning

1

dust; one ten-billionth

2

to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell

3

to bite and tear; to bite a hole in

1

to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself

5

to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront

1

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

9

to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress

3

house; hall; building

2

flashy; gaudy; flamboyant

1

wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection

3

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

1

Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)

1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

3

to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine

4

distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry

1

wooden; made of wood

3

exceedingly

1

real harm; actual damage

2

behind one's back

1

jab (esp. in boxing)

1

to taste; to try (food or drink)

1

crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration

2

crushing defeat

2

connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence

10

to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves

3

long-range plan

2

the same kind; accomplice; partner

3

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

3

amount of sugar; sugar content

1

intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection

5

consequence; causal relationship; nexus

1

make one wrong move and...; take one wrong step and...

1

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

1

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

foolhardy; reckless; fearless

2