jpdb beta

effective control (over territory); working control

2

gray zone; grey zone; gray area

1

Matsumoto

1

police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody

2

administrative service; public services; tax-funded services; government services

1

local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality

1

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move

1

public works

1

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

1

transmission of electricity; electricity supply; power supply

1

steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower

1

aggregate (material)

1

use; service; purpose

1

Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)

1

Sakuma

1

Eastern China

1

Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

1

flow of electric current; supply of power; turning on electricity; applying electric current; passing an electric current (through)

1

transformation of electrical energy

1

Tōkaidō Shinkansen

1

a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone

1

it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...

1

good plan or policy

1

coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime

1

power generation facility

1

demand for (electric) power

1

Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point

1

private power generation; masturbation

1

restoration; restitution; rehabilitation

2

military operation; military tactics; military strategy

1

tar

1

sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring

1

conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk

3

various states; various provinces

1

the same day

1

international cooperation; international harmony

2

route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course

1

most important

1

economic measure

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

4

foreign policy

1

apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous

1

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

2

as always; as ever; though it's always the case

1

right or wrong

1

protectionism

1

premodern; feudalistic

1

shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact

1

to be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people; to possess a capacious mind

1

cosmopolitan (international) way of thinking; feeling for the wider world

1