jpdb beta

population; universe; parent set

1

capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder

1

copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan

1

to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge

1

influence; power; might; influence (of stones)

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is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...

1

Mithril

2

orichalcum

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

1

lumber; timber; wood

1

manufacturing method; recipe; formula

1

inventor

1

invention; intelligent; clever; smart

3

Yagi antenna

1

tactics

1

the United Kingdom and the United States; Britain and America; Anglo-American

1

to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)

1

military affairs

1

to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap

2

Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

1

to gain a victory; to win

1

to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun

2

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

2

deployment; disposition; posting; stationing

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

true value; real worth

3

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

1

countermeasure; counter-measure

1

to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting

3

drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation

1

prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling

1

division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category

2

flintlock (firearm)

1

to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

1

disparity in technology; technological gap; technology gap

1

evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress

1

firing; discharge of gun

1

to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic

1

gun barrel

1

trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause

1

mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization

3

to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)

1

banknote; bill; note; paper money

1

cross-national

1

report; paper; reportage

2

change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift

1

to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower

3

moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

1

to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress

1

hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa

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