jpdb beta

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

bloody wind; wind carrying the stench of blood from a battle

1

to collide; to clash

2

front line; forefront

1

center; centre; metropolis

1

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

1

black clothes

7

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

1

to disappear; to vanish

1

a little; a few; small; only; just; merely

5

collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway

1

to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape

1

to be free; to be available

1

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

1

shy; bashful; timid; reserved

1

combination; pair; duo

1

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

3

high in the sky

1

to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead

2

brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

2

left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder

2

right wing; right wing (of a bird or aircraft); right wing (of an army, building, etc.); right flank; right field; right fielder; right wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.)

2

matter of time; question of time

2

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

6

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

1

wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

2

big; large; great

6

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

1

ancient battlefield

1

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

2

four thousand; 4,000

2

700; seven hundred

1

reinforcement

1

equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

2

battle formation; military formation

3

use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

1

V-shape (battle formation); crane wings

2

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

1

great numbers; numerical superiority

1

a small force

1

approximately the same

2

two times; twice; two degrees

1

correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement

2

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)

2

union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

2