jpdb beta

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

2

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

4

generally

6

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

2

to be reliable

3

they; those guys

19

guidance

3

(not) a single person; (no) one

3

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

5

speech; address

3

chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

4

to soak into; to permeate

1

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

7

military academy

8

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

4

to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

2

taking up a new post

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

2

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

3

same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism

3

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

8

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

4

son

2

young person; youth; young

1

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

8

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

2

that; the matter in question

4

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

5

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

5

congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly

1

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

1

musical dance; music and dancing

1

clique; faction

1

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

4

to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

2

going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote

1

Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire

1

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

1

aristocratic

1

expression; phraseology

2

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

2

anything and everything; just about everything

16

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

7

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

1

summary; digest

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

7

to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

1

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

2