jpdb beta

metre; meter; meter; gauge

4

shrapnel

1

to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear

1

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

2

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

1

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

4

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

1

cadet

1

unqualified; without qualifications

1

leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends

2

silent; mute; dumb

1

duty; function; office; mission; task

1

submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)

1

reason; pretext; motive

6

drill

1

official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing

1

gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

1

abandonment; desertion

1

leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew

3

immense; awesome; enormous; terrific

1

reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof

1

trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected

4

maneuvers; manoeuvres

1

billeting; camp

1

dawn; daybreak

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

1

five o'clock

3

nightlife; night amusements

2

upward move; advance

1

military affairs

1

teacher; instructor; professor

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

2

deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely

1

to move up; to advance

1

corporal

2

subjects; retainers

1

15; fifteen

15

cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting

3

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

4

terse; concise; simple and clear

7

self-protection

2

to lose sight of; to miss

3

mind and body

14

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

1

the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district

4

heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth

4

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

2

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

1

(period of) a year; during an era

9

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

2