jpdb beta

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

2

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

6

mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm

1

the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

5

various countries; various regions; various provinces

2

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

1

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

4

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

2

declaration; proclamation; announcement

3

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

1

(within a) territory; domains

2

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

3

isolation; being alone; being friendless

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

2

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

2

south

3

heresy

1

to trample down; to devastate

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

desert

1

area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)

1

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

4

cultural sphere

1

several hundreds

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

5

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

3

exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

5

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

1

going north

1

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

9

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

2

now is the time

2

name of the emperor

3

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

4

to join forces; to cooperate

2

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

13

alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery

1

timing

3

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

1

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

2

firm; strong; solid; stable

3

main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist

1

unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

33

establishment; founding; setting (a record)

11

western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)

1