jpdb beta

flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general

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intranet

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classic (work, esp. book); the classics

1

to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer

1

raw data

1

mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control

1

population density

1

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

1

to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

3

steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

1

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

1

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

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vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation

1

absolute secrecy

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gas leak

1

derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

1

foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried

1

time series; chronological order; chronology

1

to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

2

spear

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(sense of) presence

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automatic pistol

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

to listen again; to ask again

1

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

1

photo frame (with stand)

1

to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by

1

naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata

4

to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

2

unconventional; unusual; outside-the-box

1

roar; howl; yell; bellow

3

to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated

1

searchlight

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to finish dyeing

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atmospheric current; air current; airflow

1

will not do; do not; does not

4

leg strength; walking ability; running ability

3

summary; digest

1

to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove

2

victim; injured party; sufferer

3

careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous

3

garrison; military base

3

to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)

2

to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)

2

true to one's name; living up to one's name

1

ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive

2

to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

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protection against wind; Saposhnikovia divaricata (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine); Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)

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cockpit

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to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst

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