jpdb beta

to start; to begin; to commence

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dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

2

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

3

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

1

real intention; true motive; true meaning

2

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question

3

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

4

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

1

good or bad

2

youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new

1

how long; how far; how much

1

all members; whole army

3

small number; few; minority

7

convenient

1

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

6

to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of

1

wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly

1

pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous

1

personal; individual; private

1

whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)

3

to get; to obtain; to come by; to find

1

dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point

1

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

1

suffix for familiar person

1

retainer; retinue; servant

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breakfast

2

something like ...; something called ...

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there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

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to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

3

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

2

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

8

otherwise; or else; if not

5

to ambush

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

3

the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

1

well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

6

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

4

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

7

a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed

1

postponement; deferment; extension (of time)

4

calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

3

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

4

had better ...; had better not ...

5

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

2

you

8

having just started...

2

The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BCE)

2

successor

1

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

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