jpdb beta

firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn

4

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

5

to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind

1

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

1

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

2

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

4

in person; personally; directly

1

stationing (troops); occupancy

2

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

1

to bring; to take; to bring about

2

every direction

2

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

1

end; close

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

2

one's troops

3

convenient

1

to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

1

once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years

1

good opportunity; chance

2

that well-known ...

1

tyranny; atrocity

1

arrogance; insolence; disrespect

1

rose

1

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

1

peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm

1

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

2

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

4

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

2

number of soldiers

1

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

4

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

1

whole nation; whole land; whole country

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

7

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

8

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

9

self-protection

1

command; lead; generalship; leadership

2

vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits

2

to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

3

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically

2

main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

4

thorough; exhaustive; complete

1

extermination; annihilation

4

plan; intention

1

large army

2

fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online

1