jpdb beta

alliance; union; league

5

rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason

1

to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

1

loyalty and bravery

1

precious; valuable

3

taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service

1

crushing defeat

1

precedent

2

to leak out

1

commotion; stir

2

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

3

ordinary person; average person; mediocre person

1

abusing someone to his (her) face

1

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

1

self-will; obstinacy

2

to spend time (on doing something)

2

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

6

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

8

place of execution

2

to surround; to encircle; to enclose

2

third floor

1

top floor

1

administration; governance; the authorities; authority

1

official residence

1

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

2

plate glass; sheet glass

1

angle

3

top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

1

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

1

price; cost

1

mate; navigation officer

2

to occur; to happen

6

advanced level; high grade; senior

2

delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle

3

government-issued goods

1

shoulder mark; shoulder board; epaulette; epaulet

1

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

2

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

3

depending on; dependent upon; relying on

1

control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

7

to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

1

earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering

1

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

4

criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

2

selection; choice; picking out

2

correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform

1

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

1

accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission

1