jpdb beta

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

3

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

1

funeral; burial; condolence

1

gravesite; tomb

12

muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked

2

departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

1

fainting; swooning

1

sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan

1

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

4

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

2

all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

1

trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

1

quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

1

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

1

craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy

1

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

3

if it's the case

1

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

2

retention; maintenance; preservation

1

reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness

1

to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

2

watch-keeping; guard; lookout

2

splish-splash; with a splash

1

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

26

torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight

4

late at night

2

to push aside; to push one's way through

1

upper reaches of a river; upstream

1

to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down

1

war preparation

1

close siege

1

finally; after great pains; at last; just barely

1

dust; one ten-billionth

1

to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

1

to bend; to warp; to lose heart

1

form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

1

returning to the service of one's master

1

to become hungry

1

rice ball

1

sudden change; sudden turn

1

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

1

standing close together; bristling (with)

1

reconnoitering party; scout (army)

1

scout; patrol; spy

3

going north

2

to pretend; to feign

1

severe; hard

1

to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

2

to like; to prefer

2