jpdb beta

strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules

1

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

1

so to speak

2

within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)

1

to be frank; to drop all pretense

1

now that; since; so long as; because

1

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

1

(one) flag

1

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

1

mounted bandit (esp. historically in NE China from the end of the Qing dynasty)

2

prewar Japanese adventurer (political activist) in mainland China

1

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

3

they

1

mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

1

non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

1

frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere

1

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

advanced level; high grade; senior

1

to happen to hear; to overhear

2

interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

1

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

1

Mongol; Mongolian

19

strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot

2

(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent

1

government service; the bureaucracy

1

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

3

Browning

4

near; close by; within reach; familiar

1

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

1

secret understanding; collusion

3

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

6

ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

4

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

6

possible; likely; probable

2

to be sacked; to be dismissed

1

grinning; smirking

1

serious look (on one's face); straight face

1

independent state; independent nation

1

root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

1

(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite

1

state; country; nation

1

in that respect; on that point; in that regard

1

real power

1

about the same; about equal to; close match

1

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

1

insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising

4

numerator; molecule; member; element

2

kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre

1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

1

antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling

1