jpdb beta

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

1

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike

2

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

3

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

2

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

5

they; them

1

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

1

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

2

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

4

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

4

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

2

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

2

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

4

to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

2

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

1

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

1

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

2

several hundreds

4

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

3

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

3

is not; am not; are not

8

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

2

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

10

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

2

(period of) a year; during an era

1

harmless; innocuous; safe; benign

1

harmless

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

1

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

1

however; nevertheless

4

that is to say; so that means

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

1

to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

3

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

6

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

3

waking

1

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

2

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

1

hunger; starvation

3

thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger

1

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

3

every evening; night after night

1

above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

2

fertile; rich; productive

1

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

2

plants and animals; flora and fauna

1