jpdb beta

subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion

1

secret understanding; collusion; betrayal

5

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

2

sharp voice

1

to bite and tear; to bite a hole in

1

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

3

to wait upon; to serve

1

loud; sonorous; ringing

4

came; went; was (somewhere); here it comes!; there it goes!; as expected!

1

arrowhead formation; wedge formation; spearhead formation; spears and arrows

1

to be perturbed; to be agitated

4

the entire force (of soldiers)

2

introductory remarks

1

magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view

2

having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone

1

neck of a horse

2

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1

one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

2

uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully

1

herd of horses; pack of horses (in a race)

1

breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough

2

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

1

V-shape (battle formation); crane wings

1

cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made

1

to take command; to give direction

1

loophole; crenel; gun port; porthole

3

one arrow; retort

1

means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

1

shot; shot; hit; shooting (a basketball); shot (of a gun); shot (of alcohol)

1

side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines

4

(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane

1

to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx

1

take the opportunity to (do something else)

1

to cut down; to chop down; to fell

2

final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding

1

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

1

racing car; race car

1

half the body; half length

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

9

riverbank; riverside

1

swift current; rapids

2

jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling

6

downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

3

bank; coast; shore

6

deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony

4

from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

1

twins; twin

1

in the hospital; hospitalized

1

to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

3

Kagetsuna

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