jpdb beta

both wings; both flanks

1

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

8

right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently

1

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

3

something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle

1

(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout

1

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

2

damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

2

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

1

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

1

control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker

2

night

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

4

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

2

gram; gramme

1

sword

1

to crack jokes

1

intercept; interception; counter-attack

2

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

1

formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

1

triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate

2

heavily; profoundly

3

to narrow; to reduce; to contract

2

force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

1

as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie

1

order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

1

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

2

swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

1

profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately

2

using all one's strength; using all one's might

2

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

1

handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

1

to bring back; to restore

1

bisection

1

to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

1

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

1

critical; critical hit

2

oneself; myself

1

to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

visual confirmation; sighting

3

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

1

side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

2

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

4

belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

1

underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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