jpdb beta

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

2

foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person

2

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

2

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

9

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

8

to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

1

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

32

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

1

the West; the Occident; Western countries

4

various countries; various regions; various provinces

2

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

1

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

4

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

2

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

10

such; like that; that sort of; very

3

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

2

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

3

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

7

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

11

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

4

when; at what point

1

to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over

2

shriek; scream

1

to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?

4

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

8

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

8

while; during; while; although; all; both

1

of all things (days, etc.)

1

foreign country

8

aggression; invasion; raid

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

2

Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

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

5

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

2

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

1

cannon

2

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

1

to win; to gain victory

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

1

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

1

marsh land; swamp

1

in that way; thus; so; so?

12

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

2