jpdb beta

(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

2

weak person; the weak

1

real intention; true motive; true meaning

3

to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way

1

use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

4

to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

3

battle flag

6

to attack; to punch

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

2

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

2

waking; waking up; awakening

3

demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed

1

blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect

3

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh

6

with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal

3

staying up all night

1

nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

1

origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive

1

enemy side

3

steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader

2

to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm

1

rudder; helm

16

herculean strength

1

shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke

1

fold; bend; broken part

1

to become settled; to be fixed

1

battle formation; military formation

3

normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty

1

to look stupid; to have a critical lack

1

umibōzu; sea yōkai, resembling a huge bald-headed black figure; sea monster; green turtle

1

interval between the waves; gap between waves

2

ship's bottom; bilge

3

moderation; standard

1

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

1

simply put; putting it simply; in short

1

battleaxe

4

swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

1

with a bang; with a bam; with a wham

1

sea level; (surface of) sea

10

reddish brown

1

to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds

1

to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin

1

to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down

2

no; nope; naah

1

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

4

hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

2

eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg

2

open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited

4

reduction by half; halving

2