jpdb beta

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

6

one's whole heart; everything one feels

2

spider

1

baby; infant

6

one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

4

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

1

D; d; director

1

to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

1

important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

2

pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)

3

infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)

1

baby girl; primary schoolgirl

1

checkmate

1

infantry; infantryman; foot soldier

1

decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

1

staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor

2

king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

1

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

134

field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

3

comprehensive; inclusive; encompassing

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

10

armed forces; military; troops

1

art of war; strategy; tactics

2

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

3

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

1

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

1

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

state of the war; war situation

2

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

18

complete loss of face

1

logic; logical

1

failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

1

cough; ahem

3

sword skills; swordsmanship

2

show; exhibition; spectacle

2

falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

1

face contorted and about to cry

1

spittoon

2

victory or defeat; victory and defeat

1

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

3

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

2

fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

4

move with haste (when you have no doubts)

1

training; drill; practice; discipline

1

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

2

to face on; to look out on to

3