jpdb beta

religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

6

democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party of Japan (1998-2016)

1

war responsibility (esp. in relation to Japan's role in WWII)

2

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

4

even now; still; as yet

10

production line

1

obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)

1

matter of life and death

1

total energy; all efforts

1

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

2

dissolution of the zaibatsu (during the US occupation of Japan)

5

scattered; separated; dispersed

1

notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

1

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

2

impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness

1

long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

8

well

2

water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)

3

dwelling; living

2

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

2

rice field

1

four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips

3

to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

1

old river

1

small scale

1

lumping together; putting all together

2

various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting

2

very rich person; the super rich

1

to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)

3

low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)

1

house; family

22

to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse

1

distant relative

1

relations with one's relatives; socializing with relatives; treating a non-relative as family; being on close terms with someone as if they were a relative

1

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

4

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

8

Macarthur; McArthur

1

Hollywood movie

1

occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

1

west side; west bank

1

Soviet Union; USSR

1

cold war; the Cold War

1

moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical

1

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

1

contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

1

long; (for a) long time

2

earthly paradise; heaven on earth

1

idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn

1

school

4

teacher; instructor

1