jpdb beta

union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

1

fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb

1

cabal

1

mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

2

reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle

1

underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

2

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

2

several years; a few years

1

taking charge; management

6

assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation

1

experienced; veteran; skilled; expert

3

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

1

peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity

2

several years

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

nuclear (bomb) test

4

stock; inventory

1

tipster (in horse racing, etc.); dopester; tout

1

all-out nuclear war

5

hegemony

4

partial destruction

6

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)

1

(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)

1

to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime

1

Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force

9

leaving one's seat

1

full-time employment

1

excessive; too much; unreasonable

1

emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

3

to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer

3

to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind

2

the big two...; two major...; two main...

1

end of this month

1

strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork

2

control

2

day and night

2

to continue to work; to work away (at)

2

November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

7

deciduous tree

1

sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality

1

lately; recently

1

boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)

18

open air

3

remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably

1

everybody; every last one of them; all

3

to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)

1

(video) recording

3

to slash downward; to cut down

2

pop idol; idol singer

2

announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows

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