jpdb beta

careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

1

one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer

1

glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes

1

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

1

piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper

1

trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties

1

strong nation; powerful country

1

north side; north bank

2

both wings; both flanks

1

escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

1

25; twenty five

1

reconnoitering party; scout (army)

1

jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)

1

to be damaged; to receive damage

2

numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters

17

wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land

3

to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of

1

to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for

1

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

1

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

1

merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience

2

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

1

skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument

1

single combat; duel; one-on-one fight

1

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

1

to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

1

to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

1

to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A

1

to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

1

tactics

1

distant; cold; formal

1

privilege; special right

1

to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water

1

mistake; error; blunder

1

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

1

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

3

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

1

to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

2

elite unit; elite troop

3

blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity

1

on bad terms; at loggerheads

1

proud; lordly

1

main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus

1

strong-willed; strong of heart

4

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

3

sniper

1

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

1

neck of a horse

2