jpdb beta

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

2

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

9

basically; fundamentally

3

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

3

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

5

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

as you want; as you will

3

to keep balance

1

doing whatever one pleases

1

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

1

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

11

Aberdeen (Britain)

3

area under direct control (of the shogun)

1

to invade

1

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

1

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

1

smooth

6

strategic

1

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

1

right of control; supremacy; sovereignty

1

establishment; settlement

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

1

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

4

to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

4

human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness

1

to affect; to impact; to influence

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

2

statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker

1

to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive

1

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

2

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

14

to take a breath; to take a short rest

2

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

1

espionage network; intelligence network

3

repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

1

weak; frail; fragile

1

knowing; (an) acquaintance

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

4

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

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the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual

2

to fight with swords; to cross swords

2

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

2

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

2

(romantic) love

1

to bear fruit; to ripen

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

5

friend

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