jpdb beta

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

22

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

2

pencil

1

convenient; handy; useful

2

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

22

to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

3

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)

1

vitality; ability to earn a living

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

smooth; flat; featureless; uneventful; noppera-bō; mythical being with flat featureless face

17

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

15

to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

2

twenty-six

1

equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

4

pistol; handgun; revolver

1

metre; meter; meter; gauge

4

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

1

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

2

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

2

live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood

1

to throw on the fire; to burn

1

capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

8

shoulder mark; shoulder board; epaulette; epaulet

1

regiment

1

number; series of digits

1

army

6

strongest

3

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

2

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

27

seven

27

(army) division

32

Imperial Japanese Army

1

travel; trip; journey

7

order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

6

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically

2

war; battle; match; game; competition

2

site of a bloody battle

1

to send in

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

1

damage; injury; loss

1

while; even though; despite

2

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

2