jpdb beta

old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe

1

ground attack; air-raid

5

regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety

1

long time; many years

3

intelligence or information network

2

artificial satellite; man-made satellite

1

Human intelligence (intelligence gathering)

2

secret information; intelligence

3

surface-to-air missile; SAM

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good-quality; superior in quality

1

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

8

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

1

to discharge (e.g. effluent)

1

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

6

pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

1

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

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-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

1

to fail to hear; to miss

1

meter; gauge

1

outside world; physical world

2

to glare at; to scowl at

2

briefing

1

same meaning; synonymy

3

leader of a delegation (body, party)

1

ground to ground

9

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

1

frequency (esp. of waveforms)

2

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

7

at a stroke; with a single swoop

1

throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment

6

return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)

5

to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

7

unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

3

naked eye; the physical eye

2

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

7

to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

1

ridiculous

1

outside of one's area of expertise

1

that's the way it is; such is life

1

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

1

bold; daring; audacious

1

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

8

to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

1

to be pleased; to be in a good mood

2

sudden change; sudden turn

1

due south

1

southwest

3

both people; two people; two directions; both directions

2

what on Earth is this?

2

willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

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