jpdb beta

to be too late; to be too slow

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small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

1

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

2

origin; beginning

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

2

short; brief

4

period; term; interval

1

to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

1

main body (of an army); main force; these troops

3

to not believe one's ears

1

to do (for someone)

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

5

best; ideal; perfect

2

good opportunity; chance

5

excuse; pretext

2

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

march; advance

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

2

to move troops forward

1

projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start

1

to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback

2

they; those guys

2

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

3

ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle

4

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

2

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

2

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

3

to rack one's brains

4

endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

2

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

1

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

4

to anticipate; to foresee

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

2

sly; cunning; crafty

1

face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

2

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

1

encampment; position

7

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

2

based on; built on; made from

1

friendly army; friendly troops; allied army

1

birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

2

neighboring countries; surrounding countries

2

race (of people); type of person

1

to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)

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cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

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