jpdb beta

drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

1

one week

4

goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies

5

flying column; detached force

3

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

9

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement

2

medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine

2

protection; repellent

1

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

4

if necessary

1

should do; ought to do

1

first day (e.g. at work, school); day one

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

1

gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth

1

downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

6

to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

4

perfect; complete

6

to shed light; to cast light

2

moonlit night

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

1

to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)

1

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

3

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

4

dividing into parts

1

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

1

this area; around here

3

nesting hole; burrow; den

1

classical form of martial art

11

detection

8

site; point on a map; spot

2

use; utilization; utilisation; application

5

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat

2

temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical

1

position; location; base; point; site

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

3

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

5

animal

4

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

24

low (level, value, price, etc.)

1

making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

1

frequency (of occurrence)

1

standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

1

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

5

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

2

touch; contact

2