jpdb beta

armed might; military power; the sword; force

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relation; connection; relevance

2

inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about

1

intensification; aggravation

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

2

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

1

maintenance; preservation; improvement

2

negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss

2

the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

police powers

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

8

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage

1

which; what (way)

2

my; our; one's own

2

subject; national; citizen

2

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

5

national power

1

reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

2

patriotic concern for the future of one's country

2

practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai

2

group; body; party; company; troupe; gang

4

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

hostage

2

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

1

sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)

1

suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal

3

to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

1

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

2

that's so, isn't it

3

if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose

1

sport; sports

37

not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for

1

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

3

to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

1

without; but if; otherwise; or else

1

vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde

1

secret; secrecy

1

suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

1

dot; point; mark

1

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

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

4

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

1

classification; categorization; sorting

1

something like ...; something called ...

4

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

2

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)

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