jpdb beta

expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)

3

military clique; military party

1

alma mater clique; old school tie

1

concentrated fire; intense criticism

2

going into mourning

2

spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect

2

a moment ago; just now

3

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

3

history book

1

to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce

2

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

3

hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous

1

early on; earlier on; from early

1

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

2

to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

1

agricultural experiment station

1

superstitious

3

farming; agriculture

1

ceremony; celebration; law code; Sweden

1

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

3

fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

1

obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check

1

tenant farming

1

consequently; as a result; in the end

1

agricultural administration

5

to talk together

2

outsider; someone outside of a group

2

interests; stake

1

convention; tired tradition; old custom

2

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

6

to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting

2

colonization; colonisation

2

tax

1

colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)

4

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

3

assent; consent

2

representative; delegate

2

advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

6

now that it's come to this; since it's come to this

4

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

6

self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

2

either way; in any case; one way or another

4

superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic

2

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

4

government affairs

5

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

2

loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight

1

stroke of sword

1

blizzard; furious snowstorm

2

to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)

1