jpdb beta

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

1

death in battle

12

to look away; to turn away

1

gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless

1

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

2

perfectly honest

1

implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

1

behind others; losing out to others

1

physical examination (given at conscription)

2

official in charge

2

passing the physical examination as a Grade One conscript (in the former Japanese military)

1

slap in the face; slap on the cheek

1

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

2

too much; excessive; too

1

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

2

lucky fellow

2

acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction

2

funny story; anecdote; gossip

1

ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave

1

to win; to gain victory

1

anyhow; in any case

1

reliance; dependence

1

beyond the middle

1

Midway (island)

1

naval battle

1

resignation; acceptance; consolation

1

hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)

1

navy

1

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

1

peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times

1

earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug

1

(naval) sailor

1

lovable

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

2

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

2

cold weather in early spring

2

chartered ship; chartering or hiring a vessel

1

to talk together

1

nation at war; militant nation

2

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

1

right to speak

1

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

1

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

8

wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

1

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

1

end of war; cessation of hostilities

3

Japan and North Korea; Japanese-North Korean

1

to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal

1