jpdb beta

international; diplomatic intercourse

1

uncivilized country; savage land

1

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

1

(Russian) maritime provinces

13

allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)

1

participation; joining; entry; adherence

2

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

4

doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation

1

to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

1

holding down (esp. in judo); holding technique; pinning down; immobilizing; bringing under control

1

connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

compromise; giving in

1

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

1

isn't that right?

3

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

2

the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

4

grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie

3

creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)

2

to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed

1

Kes

8

river; stream; River; the ... river

9

advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

2

desert

1

area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)

1

satisfactory; decent

1

was

3

establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation

1

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

1

to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution

1

surprise attack

3

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

2

nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color

1

internal conditions; true state of affairs

2

unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive

3

to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

1

funds; capital

1

throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

1

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

2

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

1

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

3

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

forest; woods

1

cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation

2

ten times

1

bankruptcy; insolvency

2

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

4

again

2