jpdb beta

hailing distance

1

one's long-cherished desire

1

obligation; duty; charge; responsibility

1

Mary

23

to make light of; to ignore; to slight

1

hair on the back of one's head

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

1

pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase

2

sharp voice

1

to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

1

noisy; boisterous

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

8

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

2

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

1

to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

1

blow; shock

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

1

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

2

formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

1

tusk; fang

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

5

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

3

certainly; surely; definitely

1

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

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

7

father; dad; husband; you; he

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

7

to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

2

removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

2

successively; one after another

4

to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind

1

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

10

end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

6

hesitation; indecision

2

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

3

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

8

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

4

only once

1

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

2

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

6

though; much as

1

to return; to come back

2

that day; the very same day

2

posterity; future life; life to come

2

three persons; three parties

1

winner; victor

2

complete victory; total victory

1

frontline troops

1