jpdb beta

export; exportation; efferent

3

imperialism

2

rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)

2

political system

1

local specialty; special product (of a region)

1

short-term

1

supremacy

1

brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark

1

strategic arms

2

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

1

a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity

1

brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything

1

luxury item; luxury goods

2

auditorium; lecture hall

2

April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

1

senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother

1

Muret

69

impudence; cheekiness; impertinence

1

result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit

1

depiction; description; portrayal

1

script; screenplay; scenario

1

quotation; citation; reference

1

thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

2

mm; hm; ngh; hm?; huh?

2

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

1

no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...

1

extreme north; North Pole; utmost limit; breaking point

1

snow storm; blizzard

1

assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon

2

whole book; whole volume; whole story

1

stress resistance; stress tolerance

1

last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

1

teacher's desk; teacher's lectern

1

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

1

person of low rank or position

4

asking or putting a question; questioning

1

one's duty; vocation

5

to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

2

blackboard

1

development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation

1

gardener

3

landscape gardening; landscape architecture

1

draft budget

1

indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless

2

incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation

1

infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass

1

increase; addition

1

prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

1

nice; likeable; desirable

3

person of high rank or position

1