jpdb beta

excuse; explanation

3

fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually

6

change; alteration; modification

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

27

denial; negation; negation; NOT operation

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

8

to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed

1

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

3

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

6

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

20

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

8

dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization

1

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

1

irritating; frustrating

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

10

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

4

recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence

2

himself; he himself

3

this time; now

13

battle; fight; combat

8

regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...

5

memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage

4

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

15

by means of; due to; because of; according to

39

valley; ravine; gorge; canyon

142

invasion

19

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

16

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

2

participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

6

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

2

veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand

1

at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

21

crushing defeat

2

to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow

2

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

8

to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable

2

1,000; one thousand

3

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

11

population; common talk

1

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

10

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

14

several years; a few years

3

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately

1

influence; power; might; influence (of stones)

7

the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

6

male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)

3

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

4

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

2