jpdb beta

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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Maier

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western army (e.g. in a civil war); Western Army (Battle of Sekigahara)

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advanced level; high grade; senior

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distributed, decentralized arrangement

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Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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command; lead; generalship; leadership

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twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days

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to command; to dominate; to prevent; to obstruct; to grip; to hold

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

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before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

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dividing into parts

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information transfer; information transmission

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delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner

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friendly army; friendly troops; allied army

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to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps

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second day of the month; two days

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operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign

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formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on

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minimum; at the very least

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promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution

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to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with

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separate; respective

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to sharpen one's fangs

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water clock

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escapement (clock mechanism)

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paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)

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mechanical clock

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prototype; model; pattern; archetypal

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invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding

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diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization

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evolution; progress

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

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breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest

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carrying

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primitive; original

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sundial

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rainy weather

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cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather

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simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-

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clock; watch; timepiece

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only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)

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control; management (e.g. of a business)

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full-time service

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custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule

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very; greatly; exceedingly

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operational; strategic

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to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much

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staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

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