jpdb beta

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

5

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

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to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

2

talent; ability

2

uncritical; blind

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

2

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

2

whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams

6

ten years; decade

2

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

3

retirement

1

one's home; one's house

1

garden shrubs; trees; potted plant

1

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

2

attendance

1

commanding officer

1

retreating figure; appearance from behind

4

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

7

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

1

all; everyone; everybody

10

trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal

1

to be palatable; to suit one's taste

1

to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

1

lightly seasoned

1

deadly serious; deadly earnest

1

party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

1

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

1

to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)

1

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

2

interference; intervention; meddling

1

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

2

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

7

order; command; life; destiny; fate

2

private army

1

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

1

to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin

1

to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook

1

to argue vehemently

1

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

3

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

5

infancy; childhood; tender age

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

political opponent

2

to consign to oblivion

1

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

1

even; but; however

4

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

5

not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

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