jpdb beta

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

2

threat; menace

5

for example; for instance; e.g.

3

moment; second; instant

7

inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

14

again; once more; a second time

8

empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit

8

food

2

to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out

1

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1

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

8

struggle for existence

1

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

1

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

1

civil war

2

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

9

even if; even though; if

1

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

2

becoming chronic

1

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

10

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

2

to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

1

to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

1

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

3

duty; role; function

4

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

1

only; nothing but

6

settlement; solution; resolution

1

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

1

secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method

1

don't you think?; indicates question

8

Mr (junior); master; boy

4

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

7

to discuss; to talk together

3

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

2

it is not (like that) either

7

must not; should not; do not

1

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

1

again and again; repeatedly

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

3

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

1

not yet known; unknown; strange

2

to hide; to keep to oneself

1

inside; interior; inner part

2

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

5

appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting

1

risk

2

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

1