jpdb beta

peat

1

children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people

1

democracy

9

kingmaker

1

to subsist; to keep on living

1

king; king; king (chess piece)

1

adoration; admiration; devotion

1

to wait upon; to serve

2

return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge

1

grounds; charge; suspicion

1

speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence

1

self-esteem; feeling of self-approval

1

basic conditions

1

virtue; charm; merit; good point

1

possible; probable; likely; preferable; desirable

1

to steal

3

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

4

to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)

1

torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

1

thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation

1

megalomania; delusions of grandeur

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

1

nutrient; nourishment

1

to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)

1

young person; youth; young

1

upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)

1

to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt

1

diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust); upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes

1

illustration; drawing

1

to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck

1

conspiracy; collusion; complicity

1

gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

1

one-party rule

1

morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious

1

Republican Party

1

Democratic Party; Democratic Party of Japan (1998-2016); DPJ; Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

1

balance; equilibrium

1

lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

1

fixed game; rigged bid; put-up job

1

major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner

1

to dream (of)

2

bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

2

first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start

1

rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework

1

to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view

1

to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)

1

envy

5

to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt

1

love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by

1

self-consciousness

3