jpdb beta

reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

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expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes

1

to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way

10

disregarding strategy and using brute force

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theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics

9

unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy

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to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently

2

formidable enemy

6

short term; short time

15

strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements

15

fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)

1

to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

1

tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

7

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

12

900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot

1

to hide oneself

4

villages

4

well known; well connected

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scouting party; patrol

2

short-term

1

to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly

1

bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme

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simple; simplified; easy; plain

5

blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

2

taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration

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very young; childish; immature

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about when; about what time; how soon

3

levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription

3

friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

1

magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

1

to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)

1

to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

1

launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party

3

large-scale

2

to concentrate one's effort (on something)

5

to fall asleep

2

to be led by; to be headed by

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catapult

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barista; varistor; ballista; barrister

1

tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba

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to this extent; to this degree; this much

1

two at a time; two by two; in twos

1

uniform

4

commissioned officer; military officer

1

poor plan

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sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep

3

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

4

half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position

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usually; under usual circumstances

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