jpdb beta

to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

1

peace

2

emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU

1

to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all

1

scorched earth

1

recognition; acquaintance

1

Tomon

2

moat; fosse; canal; ditch

1

drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove

1

bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

3

to have a smattering knowledge of

1

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

1

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

1

retreat; withdrawal; retirement

4

to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel

1

to be deceived

1

(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

2

epidemic

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

2

Ichinoshin

1

third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)

1

death

4

tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister

1

Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)

1

assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad

1

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

2

proxy; representative

2

plan; intention

1

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities

1

beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article

1

Kuka

1

threat; intimidation; menace

1

good news

1

going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes

1

Takenaka

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

1

to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

shell; cannonball

2

to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

1

1,000; thousand

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folding fan

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to aim at

2

Yamada Akiyoshi (1844.11.18-1892.11.11)

1

repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

1

Fire Tiger (3rd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)

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second

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