jpdb beta

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

2

sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking

1

to value time

1

living thing; living creature; animal; life

2

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

1

to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson

1

alert status; emergency alert

1

several times (as large, over)

1

parallel; equal; match

1

to temper thoroughly; to train well

1

rout; stampede

3

adoption; selection; choice

1

handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering

5

to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)

1

shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact

1

enthusiastic praise

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

3

to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities

1

war weariness

2

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

1

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

belligerent; warlike

1

support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping

3

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

2

disturbing elements

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

2

sign; indication; omen; symptom

2

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

2

active; positive; progressive

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

4

escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)

1

transport ship; troop ship

5

direct; in person; frankness; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)

2

going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)

1

one example of (when there are more examples)

2

what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion

1

damage

1

sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship

1

marine transport; carriage by sea

1

wartime

5

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

4

slow; lagging; tardy

1

long and large; tall and large; grand; huge

1

on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)

1

theory

2

study; research; investigation

1

bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki

2

self-support

1

more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

1