jpdb beta

state; country; nation

4

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

4

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

1

all-out war; total war

2

to unfold; to unroll; to open

2

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

5

spy ring; spy network

6

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

1

anti-tank

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

14

to find out; to discover; to locate

2

secret information; intelligence

4

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

3

to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

1

London (UK)

3

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

4

urgency; emergency

1

fighter (aircraft)

4

military

1

to race against time

1

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

8

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

8

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

3

please (give me); please (do for me)

3

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

12

several seconds

1

evening; dusk

5

to become like a different person; to have a change in personality

2

inorganic

1

simply; merely; only; solely

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

1

so to speak

1

desire; wish; aspiration

1

certain evidence; definite evidence

1

without

1

to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

7

barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

1

as one promised

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

to point at

9

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

1

chance; opportunity

3

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

6

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

2

handkerchief

3

to be found

3

knowing; (an) acquaintance

4