jpdb beta

sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck

1

to raise (one's head)

1

(living with) ease and comfort; easy street; life without financial worries

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

4

belligerent; warlike

1

regulation; control

2

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics

9

obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

1

wharf; bridge; jetty; pier

1

coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)

1

to sprinkle (of rain, etc.)

1

congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder

1

disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore

3

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

1

sail

3

good policy; wise policy; best plan

1

change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange

1

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

4

five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold

1

favourite horse; favorite horse

1

man born and raised in Kyushu; Kyushu man

1

strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

1

start of a war; beginning of hostilities

1

Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)

2

frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly

1

battle cry; war cry

2

arrival at a military camp; joining in a battle

1

drifting; drift; being adrift

1

strategic base

20

lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork

1

to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight

2

to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

4

certain victory

1

great haste; mad rush

1

was

1

to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)

1

rower; oarsman

1

industrial area; industrial zone

1

tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead

1

unloading (a ship); landing; disembarkation

1

to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

2

factory; plant; mill; workshop

1

the entire strength; all hands; all the members

1

outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment

1

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

1

guards

6

chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly

2

to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten

1

consistently; unchangingly; throughout

1

yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal

2