jpdb beta

to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do

1

tricks; wiles

1

witty; original

1

to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe

4

riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

7

lava

1

The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BCE)

1

because of this

2

war cry; battle cry

1

assault; violent attack

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

8

for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

1

weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

1

to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)

1

range (of a gun); firing distance

1

water's surface

3

countless; innumerable

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical

2

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

4

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

1

Rizaemon

1

to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up

1

one's subordinate

2

remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful

2

something well-known throughout the world

2

to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

2

establishing something (e.g. a company or a religious order) by oneself; company or religious order founded in such a way

1

hard fighting

1

tide; current; sea water; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater

2

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

3

enemy's strength or fighting power

1

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

4

(on the) verge of death

1

to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

1

repulse (e.g. enemy); repelling; driving off

1

theatre; theater; playhouse

1

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

2

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation

1

to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

1

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

1

corners of a field

1

battle cry; war cry

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

3

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

2