jpdb beta

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

2

sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

6

crew

4

mass-market newspaper; tabloid newspaper

1

crime; criminal act; offence; offense

1

to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list

1

to; towards; for

3

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

1

Spanish-American War (1898)

6

just before

7

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

6

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

4

blanket

3

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

2

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

4

to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

2

flock of sheep

2

herdboy; shepherd boy; young ranch hand; cowboy

2

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

3

small village; hamlet

19

interest; rights; concession

3

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

3

useful thing; usable article

2

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

5

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

3

alliance; union; league

6

Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1902-1923)

12

use; utilization; utilisation; application

6

new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)

1

good luck; fortune; happiness

1

Tanaka Shouzou (1841-1913)

1

Satchan

1

Watarasegawa

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

1

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

2

Russia

3

official orders

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

6

secret information; intelligence

7

extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)

1

actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living

3

that well-known ...

2

to sit on a seat

1

national anthem

1

Narita

1

isolationism

1

standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

4

even

2

colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)

5