jpdb beta

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain

2

hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

1

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

5

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

1

elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

1

path of retreat

2

to give directions; to issue instructions

2

subordinate person

2

immediately; right away; on the spot

1

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

2

to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

1

hereabouts; around here

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

1

to stamp one's feet

2

to step over or across; to overcome

1

to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

3

first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

1

divine; godly

1

power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty

1

to do by the use of

2

in those days

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

2

distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

1

advanced level; high grade; senior

5

commander; commanding officer; CO

1

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

1

hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

1

the entire strength; all hands; all the members

1

command; direction

1

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

1

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

1

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

1

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

5

line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

1

giant

1

scram (emergency nuclear reactor shut-down)

1

to grapple; to wrestle

1

to rage; to be fierce; to be excited

1

physical strength; the strength of one's muscles

1

diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small

1

flash; brandish

1

decision; judgment; resolution

1

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

1

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up

1

blasting

4

physical strength; brute strength; arm strength

1