jpdb beta

sense of liberation; feeling of freedom

1

considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive

1

changing the world; turning the tide; Kaiten; manned suicide torpedo used by the Japanese navy in WWII

1

agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity

1

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

5

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

1

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

3

a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible

1

belief that human nature is fundamentally good

4

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT

1

on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

to apply; to adapt

1

to step out of the bath

1

soap

2

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

cynicism (of mankind); belief that human nature is fundamentally evil

2

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

1

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

2

representative; exemplary; model

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

pitfall; trap; pit

1

Meiji period (1868-1912)

1

Ookubo Toshimichi (1830-1878)

1

Russian Revolution (1917-1923)

1

KGB (Soviet Union intelligence agency)

1

secret police

1

founder; organizer; organiser

1

Dzerzhinski; Dzerzhinskii; Dzierzhnskii

1

turning point; transition phase

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

1

necessary evil

2

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

1

realistic; pragmatic

1

stoicism

1

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

1

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

1

language; lung

3

to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

1

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed

1

capacity; volume; capacitance

1

with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once

1

federation; federal state; United States of America

1

George Bush

1