jpdb beta

important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

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starting point; origin

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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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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

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to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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powerful; strong; mighty

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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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within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo

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pouring; injection

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

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to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand

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huh?; what's up?

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

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investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

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coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

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technique; art; skill; move

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to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

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flame; blaze

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Chinese style

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drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power

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seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

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to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

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name; given name; first name

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Japan

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to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)

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real name

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Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations); nickname; section of a village

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

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

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descendant

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

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there; that place

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to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap

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to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

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brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

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before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously

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to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

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way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment

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one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

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one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate

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to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

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