jpdb beta

weakening; emaciation; decline

1

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish

1

under the rule of

1

military force; military strength

3

strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement

2

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

2

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

1

strong nation; powerful country

1

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

3

to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out

1

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

1

beyond saving

1

to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)

1

(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse

3

to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)

1

old; olden

1

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

1

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

2

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

5

punishment; penalty

2

readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)

2

oath; vow; pledge; covenant

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

Mongolia

2

tribe

1

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

1

Genghis Khan (c. 1162-1227)

1

years later

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

1

northern half

1

dynasty

3

pillage; plunder; looting; robbery

1

humiliating

1

peace

2

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

3

swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy

1

imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

1

all people; everybody

1

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)

1

urgent report; urgent message

1

south coast; south bank

4

occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)

1