jpdb beta

hideout; secret base of operations; safe house

1

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

1

to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)

2

warm heart; kindliness

1

judgment; judgement; decision; verdict

1

neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town

1

garrison; guards

1

to go past; to pass; to pass by

1

waterproof cloth

1

adult; grown-up

1

a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours

1

international problem

3

quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

1

feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated

1

heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle

1

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

1

dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp

2

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

2

seaweed

1

mushroom

1

secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

2

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

2

implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment

1

ideal

1

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

1

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

1

brilliant; bright; dazzling

2

chaos of war; war turmoil

1

running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)

1

grain-producing region

3

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

1

laughing matter

1

level ground; plain; flatland

2

main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition

2

military shoes; combat boots

1

fort; stronghold; fortification

2

provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities

1

entering a city

2

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

1

you could say that; that might be so

1

immigration check; immigration inspection

1

barrier; checkpoint; checking station

1

to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding

1

gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor

1

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

2

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

1

recent years

1

closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground

1

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

2

stranger; outsider

1