jpdb beta

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

1

fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

1

stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

2

battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)

1

to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)

2

in this case

2

improvement; reform

2

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

2

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

2

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

1

whole surface; entire

1

to learn by hearsay

1

Ōita (city, prefecture)

1

indeed; it's no wonder

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

1

to shake one's head

3

cape

1

chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

2

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

one's first campaign; one's first battle

1

sound; sure; safe; steady; firm

1

standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)

2

may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

2

trumpet; horn; bugle

3

to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake

5

gong; tam-tam

3

charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

20

to run out (e.g. of the room)

2

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

3

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

1

same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous

1

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

2

advance; moving forward; progress

11

positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner

2

battle formation; military formation

2

one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick

2

tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead

3

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

2

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

4

single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed

3

to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance

2

gallop (horse gait)

1

right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)

2

projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out

3

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

5

intercept; interception; counter-attack

9

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

3

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

4