jpdb beta

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

3

now; nowadays

5

first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy

1

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

2

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

3

in those days

1

loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

1

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

6

politician; statesman

3

to look as if one is important; to swagger around

1

to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way

1

several years; a few years

5

financier; business leader

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

2

act of terror; terrorist attack

1

frequent occurrence

1

(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion

1

pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening

1

censorship; inspection; examination

2

Emperor of Japan

1

imperial family; royalty

1

insulting; offensive

1

to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of

1

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

5

rule

1

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

1

liberalism

1

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

1

(doctrine of) anarchism

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

2

deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out

1

to say (something) over one's shoulder

1

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

1

several people; some people; a few people; a number of people

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

4

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly

1

Imperial Japanese Army

4

fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

3

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

6

first name

2

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

3

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

3

to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)

4

hostile nation

1

to overlap

1

indirect

2

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

2

to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock

2