jpdb beta

before now; hitherto

1

two periods; two terms

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

4

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

3

firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship

3

master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)

2

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

1

Olympics

2

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

popularity

1

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

1

prefectural assembly member

1

candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

1

to gain fame; to make one's name

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

1

always; constantly

1

loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)

1

schedule

1

(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

2

perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

6

one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb

1

rooftop

1

carrying out (political) propaganda activity on the streets

1

car

1

distance; range

1

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

1

metre; meter; meter; gauge

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

1

ability; skill; facility

4

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

1

rifle

3

bullet; shot; shell

1

linear

1

collation; comparison

1

(doing something) for money; being mercenary

1

to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine

2

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

19

how many people; a number of people

3

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

1

self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline

1

soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

2

meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally

7

persuasion

1

Sunday

1

large-scale

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

1

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

3

belief; faith; conviction

2