jpdb beta

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counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

2

self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

1

they; those guys

1

mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends

1

attacker (esp. in volleyball)

1

gelatinization; gelatinisation; gelation; gelling

2

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

1

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

1

cricket (Gryllidae spp.)

2

hind leg; hind foot

2

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

4

rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily

1

to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice

1

article not for sale

1

rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment

5

to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side

1

first; new

2

leprechaun

2

depravity; corruption; degradation

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

1

to begin shooting; to shoot out

3

joint

1

(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up

1

in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

1

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

6

point of purchase; point-of-purchase advertising; Post Office Protocol; POP

1

instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

1

whale (Cetacea spp.)

1

huge body; large build

1

whale (Cetacea spp.)

4

blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)

1

absolutely; definitely; unconditionally

2

origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology

1

to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

3

beef boiled with soy sauce, ginger and sugar

2

to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)

1

oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...

3

you can do it if you try

1

dancing or jumping for joy

1

one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth

2

to hammer into place; to end (a performance); to kill (with a gun, sword, etc.); to slay

1

demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment

7

to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

1

Excalibur

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sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

1

huge; big; enormous

1

firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial

1

concentration (of light, e.g. with lens or mirror); condensation; condensing

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