jpdb beta

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

2

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

3

tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean

1

military uniform

3

mantle; cloak; manteau

7

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

3

owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent

21

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

1

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

1

earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)

1

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

1

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

1

unlucky

1

oh; ah; I'll be darned

1

military personnel; soldier

1

family lineage

1

another family; another house

1

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

1

private army

2

top-class

1

civil official

1

you

2

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

1

you; I; me; oneself

7

lucky; fortunate

2

point in time; occasion

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

6

running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

11

money; metal

1

terrain; geographical features; topography

1

to launch a surprise attack

1

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

1

hardships; privation

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

1

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

2

for this reason

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

1

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

1

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

2

to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

1

to pass (of time); to elapse

1

to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess

8

aggression; invasion; raid

3

degree of difficulty; difficulty level

4

accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received

3

defensive battle

2

participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

2