jpdb beta

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

1

feeling of war-weariness

1

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury

1

double-edged sword

1

granite

1

to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

3

(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

1

assault; violent attack

1

force (bulldoze) one's way through

1

ant

2

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

2

to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

1

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

2

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

4

easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap

1

sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)

8

clumsy; unskillful

1

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

8

moment; brief space of time

2

vertical; perpendicular

2

above; going steadily upward

2

gunfire; fire

4

to moan; to groan

5

assent; consent

1

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

1

means; is; as for

1

out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent

1

promptly

1

environment; surroundings; circumstances

1

lines of communication

1

general idea; concept; notion

1

satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable

2

advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

2

maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

1

delay; procrastination

4

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

decisive battle; deciding match; play-off

2

moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)

1

to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

1

master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)

1

regular army

1

impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous

1

mercenary (soldier)

1

different opinion; objection

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

2

no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never

1