jpdb beta

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

1

months and years

1

operational; strategic

1

combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering

1

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

1

felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering

1

floating bridge; pontoon bridge

9

to span (e.g. a stream with a bridge)

1

very careful; thoroughly prepared

1

construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

3

permanent; perpetual; lasting

1

base (military, expedition, etc.)

3

permanence; perpetuity

1

appropriation; obtaining

2

encampment

3

scale; scope; plan; structure

1

14; fourteen

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

2

hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

2

links; chain; shackle; linking

1

connection; relation; linkage

1

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

2

strict; stern

1

Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family

1

to own; to receive; to understand

1

northern limit

4

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

1

raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki

10

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

1

downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

4

to wash away

1

west coast; west bank

1

at once; there and then; immediately

1

south coast; south bank

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

2

head; brains; intellect; understanding

1

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

1

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

1

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

1

one's manner (attitude) when losing; one's way of losing

1

both banks (of a river)

1

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

1

both; both sides; both parties

2

temple (Buddhist); central pillar of a pagoda; kshetra (realm, country); ksetra

1

forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

1

hard fighting

2

chance (of success); odds

1

stream

2

to hurry; to rush

1