jpdb beta

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

24

triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate

1

moat; fosse; canal; ditch

2

simple; easy; quick

1

turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura

4

human power; human strength; human effort; human agency

1

to go past; to pass; to pass by

8

officers and men

23

popular

1

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

5

cloud of dust

18

to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

1

expectation; assume will happen; forecast

7

bow and arrow; weapon; arms

2

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

12

delay; procrastination

7

taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it

1

to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun

3

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

7

to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

3

similar people

2

battle dust; the tumult of war

1

to cut down; to chop down; to fell

1

long spear; pike

2

crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult

1

standard equipment; standard feature

1

to imitate; to follow; to emulate

20

direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation

3

using together (jointly); used at the same time

1

staying in the air; remaining airborne

1

strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)

6

catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet

1

huge rock; crag

2

lump of earth; clod

1

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

2

counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.

2

meteorite

3

to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into

1

original form; base form

5

pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing

4

brilliant red; scarlet

3

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

6

silence; stillness; quietness

9

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

18

with resolution

3

twitching

1

to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced

2

stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs

1

fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way

4

not a little; not a few; considerable

4