jpdb beta

special selection; finest pick; top pick

1

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

8

should; must; -able; probably; likely

4

I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

2

reality; actuality; hard fact

3

base (military, expedition, etc.)

92

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

43

people; men and women; each person; everybody

7

military personnel; soldier

2

Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

6

Tokyo

3

fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation

6

already; too late

11

16; sixteen

7

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

6

to pass (of time); to elapse

5

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

4

Japan

4

national power

2

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

4

fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

2

government; administration

11

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

25

reduction; curtailment

2

reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle

2

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

3

number of persons; personnel

1

equipment

7

to take over; to hand over

5

all over Japan

2

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

2

money; metal

13

to employ; to hire; to charter

9

repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

5

to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for

3

armed group

3

that is; namely; i.e.

4

stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK

1

money-making; commercialized; commercialised

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

5

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

52

military affairs

4

enterprise; business; company; corporation

5

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

3

contract employee

7

mercenary (soldier)

19

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

2

temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

2

capital city; metropolis

3

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

4