jpdb beta

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

4

to turn one's back to

1

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

2

south-east

1

superstition; superstitious belief

1

to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

1

flying corps; air force

3

coastal waters; adjacent seas

1

to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer

1

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

1

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

1

feeling; sense; impression

1

condensed milk; Soviet Union

1

commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union

1

Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR

1

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

1

close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com

1

Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake

1

Red Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946); Workers' and Peasants' Red Army

3

Manchuria

2

national border; provincial border

1

mechanization; mechanisation; computerization

1

army corps

1

love

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

2

armed forces; military; troops

3

red flag; Red Flag (Communist Party newspaper)

1

front gate

1

back gate

1

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

1

strategic

1

Europe

1

people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos

2

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

3

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

neutrality

1

forte; strong point

1

Mongolia

1

(dead) body; corpse

1

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

4

jingisukan; grilled mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)

2

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

2

(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence

1

desert

2

cavalry; cavalryman; trooper

1

group; mass

1

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

1

Far East

1