jpdb beta

fin-de-siècle; decadent

1

to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead

1

intellectual

1

noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly

1

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

1

isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility

3

dynamite

1

Nobel

1

atomic bomb; A-bomb

1

Oppenheimer; J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967); Oppenheimer (2023 film)

1

communism

2

Marx; Marks; Marcks; Marcus; Markus

1

both; (not) either

1

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

3

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

1

best; ideal; perfect

2

materialistic; worldly-minded; uncultured

1

in terms of; from the point of view of

1

to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin

1

(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large

5

clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

1

term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology

3

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

1

to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)

1

one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick

1

foreign language

1

to translate; to interpret

1

(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

4

coinage; invention of a new word; coined word

1

stepchild

1

revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance

2

ordinary people; general public; public at large

2

to be a willing cats-paw; to willingly act as someone's tool

1

mistake; error; fallacy

1

settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)

1

Korean peninsula

1

not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking

1

nation-state

1

air force

1

to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)

2

strategic bomber

1

battleship

85

unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

1

sensible; sensuous; intuitive

2

connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within

3

the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives

5

forced repatriation; deportation

1

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

1

moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative

3

to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future

1