jpdb beta

direct control; direct supervision

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mere; only a ...

1

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

4

disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity

2

way of speaking; intimation

2

retiring from military service

2

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

2

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

1

altogether; entirely

2

to govern; to manage; to subdue

1

to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

1

(one's) age

1

forty; 40

1

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

4

commander; commanding officer; CO

3

suitable age

1

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

1

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

2

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

8

weakening; emaciation; decline

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

4

uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

1

general; shogun

3

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

3

to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)

3

to have an idea; to have a clue

3

powerful person; influential person

1

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

1

castle

2

big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

1

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

1

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

3

statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker

1

to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable

1

taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

1

young person; youth; young

1

leader; authority; mainstay

1

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

1

you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)

1

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

1

one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing

1

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

1

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

8

to assist; to help out

1

noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

3

to laugh scornfully

2

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

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