jpdb beta

armed forces; military; troops

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action

1

general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

2

to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner

3

to decide; to determine

2

but; however; provided that

4

commander-in-chief; supreme commander

6

transactions; dealings; business

17

business discussion; negotiation

1

bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme

2

success; hit

3

time passes

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aim

2

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

1

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

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straight line

3

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

2

to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

1

foliage; leaves of trees

1

to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

1

individual; private person; personal; private

2

postwar period; period after Second World War

3

was

2

assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

1

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

2

unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy

1

dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

2

to finish dyeing

1

to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy

1

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

1

prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished

1

military man

1

to build up; to establish (one's reputation)

2

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

1

to notify; to advise; to inform

1

fireworks

1

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

2

one hour

3

decisive battle of brief duration

3

super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than

2

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

2

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

1

to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell

2

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

2

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

1

heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

cheating

1

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

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