jpdb beta

point at issue

1

absolute

2

indispensable; essential

2

to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

12

Tibet

1

Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (China)

1

clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

2

suddenly; all of a sudden

2

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

1

to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

2

calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance

1

before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

1

both governments

1

Chinese Communist Party; Chinese Communists; Communist China

1

diplomatic

3

one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)

1

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

2

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

19

plan; measure; means; scheme; policy

1

tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking

4

approval; endorsement

2

large-scale

4

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

4

disputed territory; conflict area

1

both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

4

International Court of Justice; ICJ

5

presenting a case; suing

6

months and years

1

frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline

3

resource development; resource exploitation (usu. natural resources)

4

vehement objection; bitter opposition

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

2

concern; interest

4

rock; boulder; crag

1

rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

1

gross domestic product; GDP

1

sense of urgency

1

clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent

1

room for argument

1

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

3

besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

1

resultant; consequential

6

profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view

1

decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay

2

huge; gigantic; enormous

8

open sea; Okinawa

1

European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor

1