jpdb beta

rare species

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mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory

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ecosystem

2

top; summit; vertex

3

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

2

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

1

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

1

massing (of troops); gathering

1

to be sweaty

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to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

1

long (time); protracted; prolonged

1

months and years

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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

1

increasing in size

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sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean

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to fear; to be afraid of

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district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

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sea; ocean; waters

3

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

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king; monarch; ruler; champion

2

ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

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correct answer

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lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point

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origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

1

place where one works; team to which one belongs; place of employment

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

1

unique; peculiar; singular

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

separation; farewell; parting

1

to show one's affection; to express one's love

1

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

1

to date; as of now

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most; extremely

2

just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

2

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

3

beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal

1

outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony

1

secret art; the mysteries

1

hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)

2

advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

1

multiple; multiplex

2

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly

2

to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

1

white

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eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

1

to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

2

to freeze

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200; two hundred

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