jpdb beta

mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)

1

middle management

2

sorrow; grief; sadness

1

(national) government official; national public servant; national government employee

3

obedience; submission; resignation

1

family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate

3

scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick

15

going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)

2

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

you (plural); all of you; you all

3

to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain

9

inconvenient

1

once upon a time; a long time ago

2

branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream

3

diffusion index; discomfort index; drug information

59

Pokémon

2

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

1

one's birthplace

2

to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step

4

agency; intermediation

1

to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care

4

diplomatic channel

2

to select someone (out of many people)

2

go-between; intermediary; mediator

1

to be able to eat; to be able to swallow

1

crowded train

2

to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal

1

to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out

1

permanent marker

1

to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

2

coloured paper; colored paper

1

Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet

1

kanji; Chinese character

1

oh my God

1

as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

2

playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

1

to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

4

behaviour; behavior; conduct

1

military officer; naval officer

1

Asia-Pacific region

2

Department of Defense (US); the Pentagon

63

field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat

2

ambassador

27

simple; plain; modest

2

mother and child

8

some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")

1

the Pentagon (US Department of Defense); pentagon

11

alarming; worrisome; of concern

1

one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver

1

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

4