jpdb beta

frontal attack

3

improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy

2

regular army

1

elite unit; elite troop

3

subdivision

1

guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden

1

to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

1

platoon

4

forest; shrine grove

14

in this case

3

path; lane

1

scale; scope; plan; structure

9

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

22

encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending

3

number of soldiers

13

to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

1

intercept; interception; counter-attack

2

to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind

1

recovery; undoing; recall

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

9

unpredictability; element of surprise

1

to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap

1

every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of

2

going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

1

suicide attack; kamikaze attack

2

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

5

not necessarily so; is not always true

1

rational; reasonable; logical

2

to seize the initiative

3

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

3

something; some kind of; for some reason

3

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

2

as always; as usual

1

cream puff

2

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

2

to use one's head

1

to overeat

1

particularly; only; in the case of

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

2

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

3

to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle

1

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

4

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

10

war; battle; match; game; competition

18

just because; even if; even though

2

narrow-minded; intolerant; petty

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

5

trauma (usu. psychological)

1