jpdb beta

one day; (on) a certain day

5

small boat

2

pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter

17

land

3

landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land

5

interests; stake

1

general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)

1

at times; occasionally

7

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

3

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

1

fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

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

6

feng (male Chinese firebird)

4

head; chief; boss; leader

2

stationed troops

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

3

scale; scope; plan; structure

3

to meet with a crushing defeat

1

for a long time

2

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

6

never; not at all

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

5

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

1

old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

2

Leyte Island

1

foreign settlement; concession; reservation (e.g. American Indian)

2

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

12

Battle of Leyte Gulf (October 23-25, 1944)

1

naval battle

3

to be misleading

2

nearest; closest

1

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

2

travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over

1

very good luck; excellent fortune

1

gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

2

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

4

palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

1

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

1

map

1

valuable article; valuables

1

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

1

cellar; basement

4

southern country; southern provinces; southern lands

1

humid; sultry

1

polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful

1

handcuffs

2

one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)

2