jpdb beta

base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic

1

remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)

2

wishful

1

a plan

1

another; different; separate; discrete

1

riverside; riverbank; edge of a river

6

secret; private; surreptitious

1

untrodden; unexplored

5

source of river; fountainhead

1

fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads

1

front door

1

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

1

body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

1

setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new

1

disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence

1

demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour

1

(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director

1

good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy

1

flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery

1

delicately; weakly; gently; supplely

1

entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!

1

to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

1

diversion; distraction; feint

1

having both wisdom and courage

1

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

2

lakeshore; lakeside

1

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

4

invisibility

2

silence

2

different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)

1

Kawakami

2

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

2

spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed

1

to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures

1

invisibility (through magic)

1

encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement

1

to cut to pieces

1

such

1

shogi; Japanese chess

1

chess

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

1

birth

2

unique; peculiar; singular

1

soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)

1

conversely; on the contrary

1

passage; paragraph

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself

2

more than usual (usu. time)

2

to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes

2