jpdb beta

to gather; to collect; to assemble

12

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

1

fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification

2

ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

1

scorched earth

1

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

1

grey; gray; ashen

2

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

1

soot

3

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

4

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

8

smoke; fumes

12

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

3

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

2

on the occasion of

1

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

3

(army) division

1

enemy camp; enemy line

1

to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

1

to capture a fort

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

to gain a victory; to win

3

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

2

happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations

1

breakwater; mole

1

burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture

1

one's own country

1

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

5

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

1

inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

1

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

2

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

2

(a) few; some; several

1

party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

1

enemy side

1

suddenly; all of a sudden

1

to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over

2

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

2

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

2

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

3

able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

1

technical training; professional education

1

engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

1

mighty; powerful

1

to have; to possess

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

11

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

2

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

1