jpdb beta

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

1

to backfire; to have a harmful result

2

small scale

1

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

1

common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling

1

career soldier

1

(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag

2

comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)

1

putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

patronage; protection

1

leader (of an alliance); leading power

1

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

1

alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call

1

warhorse; army horse

4

great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction

1

surface of a wall

1

to be muddy; to be slushy

1

gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)

1

to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing

1

tsunami; tidal wave

2

right in half

3

high spirits; boastful talk

1

to play for time; to use delaying tactics

3

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

1

to smash; to break

2

head-butting; head-butt

1

grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

1

to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

1

dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove

1

strong; hard; manly

2

snappingly; with a snap

1

moron; idiot; stupid person

1

we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)

1

atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)

1

nodding; greeting (with eyes)

3

rust

1

state of confusion

3

death in battle; death on the battlefield

5

senility; dotage; decrepitude

1

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)

2

to scrape off

1

impudent; cheeky

1

any number of times

1

(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)

2

laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity

2

to be out of danger

1

dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off

1

(with) only a few left; (with) little left

1