jpdb beta

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

vital; lively; energetic; vital signs

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

3

for this reason

5

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

3

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

3

please

1

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

1

chance; opportunity

1

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

5

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

1

with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like

1

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

1

to begin; to set about; to start

2

four (long cylindrical things)

2

robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead

10

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

2

(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

3

grain of rice

1

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

1

Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

1

common people; ordinary people; masses

1

countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick

2

disgusting; creepy

1

administration; medication; dosage

2

previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

2

until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

2

warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful

1

thank you very much

1

remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)

1

community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border

3

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

3

disparity in technology; technological gap; technology gap

1

eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression

1

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

1

(social) position; status

1

significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

1

scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

2

certain; sure; doubtless

1

nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

1

to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards

1

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

6

anything and everything; just about everything

2

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

4

it is I who should say so

4