jpdb beta

to suck up to; to curry up to someone

1

to taste; to try (food or drink)

2

feeling of a house or a room

2

concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

1

secret base; hideout; hidden position

1

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

divine protection

5

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

4

glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

2

the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit

1

to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

1

to disappear; to vanish

8

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

4

both armies; both teams; both sides

6

simple; brief

1

to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in

1

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

4

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

2

as stated; verbatim; literally

2

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless

1

useless resistance; vain struggle

1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

7

to give an order

2

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

7

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

5

sadistic

4

torture; pains (of hell)

5

guardian deity

2

like; as

5

hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)

1

foresight; foreknowledge; divination

3

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

4

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

10

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

6

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

4

revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization

1

to fly around; to scatter

14

embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)

1

to rock; to shake; to swing

12

alliance; union; league

3

nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

1

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

10

creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare

5

dealing with; coping with

28

beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously

2

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

8

in many cases

1

tacit; unspoken; implicit

5

to incur someone's enmity

4

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

3