jpdb beta

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics

2

impossible

8

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

2

magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio

2

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

2

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

2

iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner

7

destructive blast; blowing up; explosion

1

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

1

to cut out; to clip from; to extract

1

contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)

1

to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)

1

to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

25

death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

2

repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well

5

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

2

defense; defence; protection

1

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

1

win; victory

2

different opinion; objection

1

to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

1

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

1

trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

2

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

3

it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

1

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

1

side of a boat; gunwale

4

to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

1

accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right

2

offensive strength; offensive power; striking power

3

heartening; reassuring

1

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

1

one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

2

to have a reason; to have an excuse

2

division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties

2

every direction

1

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively

1

offense; offence; method of attack

1

the number of people; many people; a large number of people

1

at times; occasionally

2

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

3

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

4

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

10

compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation

2

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

1

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

3

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

1

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

2