jpdb beta

to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

1

professional

1

to suffer an embarrassing defeat

1

combat power; fighting strength

3

when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

1

trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance

1

personal; individual; private

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

3

relics; relic

1

double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice

1

however; whatever

1

self-control; self-restraint

1

White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens

5

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

4

to name; to call; to christen; to term

1

Chen (ancient Chinese state; approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (of China; 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty

14

order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

Japan

2

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

1

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

1

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

4

soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light

1

wild beast; wild animal; brute

2

aura

1

person standing watch; guard duty

1

spontaneous; voluntary

1

ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

1

enemy attack; enemy raid

1

cross-examination; retort; asking in return

1

magical power; mystical force

1

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

1

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

1

receiver

1

state of emergency

1

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

2

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

1

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

1

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

1

to take command; to give direction

1

line of battle

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

3

the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives

1

to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

1

preservation; retainment; keeping

2

seaward side

1

place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)

1