jpdb beta

battlefield; battleground

10

to prostrate oneself before

1

night; nighttime

2

willow-leaf arrowhead; part of a Japanese stirrup; willow leaf

1

armor; armour

14

to take command; to give direction

4

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

2

close associate; close aide; brains-truster

12

expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

5

to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

1

offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

6

miscalculation

9

to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

1

study of foreign languages; linguistics

4

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances

1

front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan

2

decision; settlement; definition

7

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

2

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

4

political opponent

14

to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip

2

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

8

thought to be; seen as

2

operator; worker; maker

1

fire fighting; extinguishing a fire

2

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

7

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

1

protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

10

to fly around; to scatter

9

armament; soldier's equipment

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

1

successively; one after another

1

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

3

spurt of blood (from one's victim)

4

child of an emperor

23

(someone else's) child

2

serious crime; grave sin

3

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

10

at a glance; by accident

32

something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

7

(right at the) side; just beside

1

dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop

8

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

1

to hate; to detest

4

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

10