jpdb beta

to enquire; to inquire; to seek information

1

perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood

5

barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

2

housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp

3

(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse

3

to lean against; to set against

5

poisoned

1

sound recorder; tape recorder

1

consequently; as a result; in the end

4

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

6

very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly

4

fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate

2

mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission

1

allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)

3

to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away

2

Sadatoki

5

military police

4

being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation

2

outline; summary; gist; basic points

1

putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint

2

one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life

1

dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest

7

living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot

1

red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion

1

rice field

1

debt; liabilities

2

vigorously; at a great pace; greatly

1

to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy

7

jus sanguinis; principle that citizenship is determined by that of one's parents

1

roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry

2

possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping

3

national polity

1

sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue

5

label

1

fellow countryman; compatriot; person from the same province; person from said country

1

civil war

2

effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness

1

hysterical; hysteric

1

after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

8

strategic base

1

to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to

2

participation; taking part; consultant; councillor; adviser

1

to set aside

3

wire mesh net; net made out of metal wire

2

dark night; moonless night

2

personal; individual; private

10

combatant; fighter

2

women and children

1

poor; lame; ill-prepared

2

whisky; whiskey

4