jpdb beta

at a stroke; with a single swoop

1

inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive

1

contemplative; meditative

1

thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)

1

propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement

1

in high spirits; elated

1

to come to a settlement

1

to antagonize; to provoke antipathy

1

invitation

1

heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance

2

to have a narrow escape from death

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

1

blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement

2

affirmative

1

big; large; great

1

taxes; taxation

1

collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy

1

treasure

1

freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly

1

division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation

1

(divine) revelation; divine oracle

1

direct appeal; direct petition

1

recalcitrant; insubordinate; lawless; disaffected; malcontent; rebellious

1

presenting a case; suing

2

to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in

1

neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts

1

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

1

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

1

dead of night; shades of night; black of night

2

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

2

to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit

1

hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La

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to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

1

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

1

ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

1

generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei

1

name change

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succession; inheritance

2

land war

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seaside; seashore; coast; coastland

1

profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit

1

water's edge; beach; foreshore

1

unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations

1

discretion; judgement; judgment

1

although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

1

to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

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without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless

1

to show

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freely; frankly; without reserve

1

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

1