jpdb beta

counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation

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blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace

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(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way

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no, not like that (but like this)

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preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

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in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs

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variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables

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fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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fatal; deadly; mortal

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to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

1

several days later

5

ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

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to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

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black dragon

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to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

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puppy; small dog

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roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp

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to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away

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Poseidon (god)

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three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated; three-pronged fork; trident

2

each place; various places

3

to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

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northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis

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range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

3

going straight on; going straight ahead

2

tsunami; tidal wave

3

system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship

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how many people; a number of people

4

archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier

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bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

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(Japanese) archery

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bullet (from a rifle)

2

to need; to call for; to require

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indicates emphasis

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warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

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bow and arrow; weapon; arms

3

gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)

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missile

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tactics

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to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

2

to fire into; to shoot into

2

weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)

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ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile

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tactics; strategy

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(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit

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to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

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close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting

2

battle formation; military formation

2

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)

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