jpdb beta

to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

1

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

1

extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

1

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

2

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

long distance; long haul

1

having said that; on the other hand

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

2

present; existing

1

east

4

old castle; old fortress

6

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

3

small; little; tiny

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

3

before long; even now

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

1

landing

5

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

1

horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider

1

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

1

main body (of an army); main force; these troops

1

after; later

1

(within a) territory; domains

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

2

pebble

1

to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

1

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

1

consensus; collective will; collective opinion

1

just because; even if; even though

1

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

2

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

1

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

1

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

4

as soon as; right after

1

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

1

to rush over; to run up to

1

to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)

1

rest; relief; relaxation

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

2

restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

1

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

5

aim

1

jest; joke; funny story

1

ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

2