jpdb beta

north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku

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(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

1

frontal attack

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

supply line

2

castle siege

1

fate; life or death

2

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

1

battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

2

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

8

to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

1

blunder; miss; slip; oversight

1

north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea

1

isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation

2

front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan

1

scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery

1

receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)

3

land east of China; Japan

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patrol boat

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dirty smoke; soot and smoke

1

sailing; marching; going out; dispatch

2

signs; omen; symptoms

1

reaction; response

4

indeed; it's no wonder

1

impetuous dash forward

1

to save; to leave over; to spare

1

to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

2

Satou

3

to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders

1

to cheer (for)

1

to hear of; to learn of

1

popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)

1

guard; watchman

2

how many months?; how long?

1

once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years

1

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

1

friend

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

1

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

1

military headquarters

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contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

3

lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)

6

blow; shock; strike; batting

1

flight; desertion; escape

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

escape; getaway; evasion

1

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

1

(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...

1

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1