jpdb beta

development; exploitation

7

leader; central personage

2

to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with

2

reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

1

to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous

1

to cross one's mind; to occur to one

1

exceedingly; very

1

if you think about it; come to think of it

1

whole nation; whole land; whole country

1

lord of a castle

2

turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements

1

craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

3

most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering

1

majesty; dignity

2

study; research; investigation

2

pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

4

successive generations; successive emperors

1

first generation; founder

7

white circle; white star; victory mark

2

thistle (Cirsium spp.)

1

technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities

4

northern part; the north (of a region)

3

yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday

1

private; personal life; (one's) privacy

1

exemplar; model; example; pattern

1

legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense

1

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

1

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

1

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

6

memorial service for the dead; holding a service

1

in this way; like this

1

back country; remote countryside

1

north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku

1

remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

1

narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

1

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

1

ability; capability; skill

1

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

1

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

4

escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

2

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

1

battle; game; bout

1

old person; oldster

1

easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

1

camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment

12

same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

3

enchantingly beautiful flower; bewitching beauty

1

heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam

2

succession; successor

2

bedridden; confined to bed

1