jpdb beta

West Asia

2

small country

2

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

2

dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife

4

to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated

2

a dime a dozen; two a penny

2

rōkyoku; naniwabushi; recitation of stories accompanied by samisen

2

having not the slightest idea

3

rule of thumb

3

to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

3

perennial youth; eternal youth

2

the powers that be

2

to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize

1

erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird

3

true character; true heart; true spirit

2

to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps

1

human history

2

effigy; likeness; portrait; statue

1

temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

1

default legal speed limit (in Japan, 60 km/h for cars on ordinary roads, 100 km/h on highways); national speed limit

1

outer garden

1

to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after

1

to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue

1

to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline

1

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

2

pier; wharf; quay; dock

2

relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting

2

fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

1

high density

1

to become pale; to turn pale

1

to fight with swords; to cross swords

1

abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned

2

to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on

1

long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)

1

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

1

identifiable; personalized

2

to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off

2

dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); portable paper lantern for walking at night

1

assault rifle

1

in the sea

4

it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

1

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

1

to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest

2

I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor

1

piling up; multiple layers

1

humid; sultry

1

full operation

1

integrated circuit; IC

2

junk

3

seizure; attachment; foreclosure

1