jpdb beta

old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

1

inland

2

coastline; shoreline; coastal railway

4

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

3

route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course

3

under construction

2

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

major city

1

source of power

1

low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting

1

invasion

8

to put into effect; to put into practice

1

one end; an end; part; fragment

1

so to speak

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

2

a certain ...

3

mountain range; mountain belt

2

crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received

2

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

of all things

3

one day; (on) a certain day

1

collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash

7

before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously

7

north side; north bank

1

after

2

south side

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

10

to remake; to rebuild

2

mountain top; summit; peak

2

to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin

1

opposite side; opposition

1

at that time; in those days

1

conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation

1

powerful; strong; mighty

2

economic strength; economic power; economic might

1

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

1

decision; agreement

1

adherence (to one's beliefs); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground

1

to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to

2

chain of command

1

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

1

powerful; strong

1

to be helpful; to be useful

2

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

3

now is the time

3

good opportunity; chance

7

political situation; political affairs

1

stability; steadiness; consistency; stable

4

to settle; to finish; to bring to an end

1