jpdb beta

text; provisions (act, treaty)

15

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

2

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

2

don't you think?; indicates question

2

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

6

Briand

1

Kellog; Kellogg

2

coming into effect

5

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

cross-national

1

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

7

Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri

4

admiral; commodore

1

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

1

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

1

arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship

3

Edo shogunate (1603-1867)

1

founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

3

common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

cloud

1

inlet; bay

1

flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers

1

waters; water area

1

measurement; surveying

1

as soon as; right after

2

bombarding; shelling; bombardment

1

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

1

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

1

neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

1

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

1

Treaty of Ganghwa (1876)

1

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

1

nonpayment; default

1

Mexico

2

declaration of war

2

California

1

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

1

opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

1

advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

1

consequence; result; conclusion

1

denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

5

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

2

father

1

advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author

1

he; him; boyfriend

3