jpdb beta

tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

1

strategic

1

forked road; crossroads

1

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

1

to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain

1

advocacy; proposal

1

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

4

reformist group

2

to take advantage of an opportunity

1

to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

1

loud (of a voice)

1

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

2

dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition

1

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

1

modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)

1

jitterbug

11

viewing as a problem; problematizing

1

long period (of time)

1

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

1

weak attitude

1

defensive fight (battle)

2

magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification

1

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

1

offensive (movement); aggression

1

line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

2

one-sided; partial; unfair

1

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

3

(a) look; gaze

1

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

1

complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

1

word; remark; statement

1

confrontation; showdown

2

in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater

3

to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)

1

skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument

1

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

4

to do by the use of

3

to scrutinize; to scrutinise

2

eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)

1

the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result

1

how; in what way

1

going through; going via; going by way of

1

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

5

appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

1

solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately

1

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

1

(war) front

4

flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

2

to open one's eyes wide

4