jpdb beta

sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout

1

leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack

1

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

4

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors

1

to run about; to rush about

1

revenge; retaliation

1

as expected; as predicted

1

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

disorder; chaos; confusion

2

to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

2

coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane

1

nesting hole; burrow; den

4

retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

1

range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

1

to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create

1

surprise attack

7

tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

2

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

1

party; gang; company; squad

1

principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

1

between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate

1

well!; huh; my, my

1

main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops

4

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

1

to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive

4

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

3

reality; actuality; hard fact

2

in fact

1

counterclockwise; anti-clockwise

1

detour; circumvention; turning movement

1

spot; point; place; position

1

march; advance

2

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling

1

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

1

expectation; anticipation; forecast

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

1

trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag

1

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

3

to be in high spirits

1

to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

1

doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension

2

to call in; to invite; to bring in

1

rejection; dismissal

1

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

1

most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

1

solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

2