jpdb beta

it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

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royal capital; imperial capital

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vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

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shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

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large-scale

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reinforcement (e.g. of troops)

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easy; simple; light

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composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation

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to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

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to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

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back; rear; background; behind the scenes

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probability; likelihood

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big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

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to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

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stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

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to; towards; for

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to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

3

state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

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in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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will; volition; intention; intent; determination

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surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

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end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

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illustration; drawing

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what sort; what kind

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(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state

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possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

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next term; next period; next version; next release

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king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

5

rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new

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influence; power; might; influence (of stones)

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anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

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maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation

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confrontation; opposition; antagonism

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions

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romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

2

good morning

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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intervention

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point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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