jpdb beta

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

1

(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing

1

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

1

Antwerp (Belgium)

1

subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion

4

service; duty; work

1

advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)

4

western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)

5

extensive; vast range; wide scope

2

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

2

steel

1

sandy soil; sandy place

1

dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

2

daytime; midday

1

looking or acting as if one owned the place

1

to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

1

maintenance costs

1

ratio; proportion; percentage

2

cost; expense

1

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)

1

Leophld; Leopold; Leopoldo

2

returning to the United States; kibei; Japanese-American children (nisei) born prior to WWII who were sent to Japan for schooling before returning to America

1

(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand

1

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

3

pilgrimage; pilgrim

1

to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

1

return to an island

1

relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality

1

so far as

1

to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

3

numerical; quantitative

1

hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa

1

experienced; already had an experience (with something)

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

1

common knowledge; well-known fact

1

handwritten manuscript

1

to expel; to drive out

3

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

1

close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer

2

Morgenthau

2

Secretary of the Treasury (USA); Treasury Secretary

1

chief of the general staff; chief of staff (esp. US)

4

retiring from military service

12

anti-war

14

to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together

1

to speak eloquently; to talk volubly

1

remaining heat; remaining warmth; residual public excitement; commotion; lingering enthusiasm; lingering fervor

1