jpdb beta

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

1

limit; bound

1

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing

1

bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off

1

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

1

to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward

1

hey there; I say; see here

1

ambassador

5

taking up a new post

1

annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing

1

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

1

to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down

1

foreign country

1

our country; our land; one's own country

1

(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)

1

thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time

1

national power

1

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

1

influence; clout; leverage

1

diplomatic; diplomatically

1

aha!; yes sir

1

kingdom; monarchy

2

foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land

1

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

1

how long; how far; how much

1

United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England

1

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

1

eighteen; 18

1

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

1

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

1

Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty; seichōtai; typeface which resembles brush-stroke forms of characters

1

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

1

messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things

1

order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan

1

twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear

1

middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)

1

500; five hundred; many

1

mistress; kept woman; concubine

3

young girl; lass; adolescent female

2

first meeting; first interview with

2

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

2

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over

1

glancing (look)

1

to do (for someone)

1

to look away; to turn away

1

shady online money-making

1

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

1

(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after

3