jpdb beta

secretary (government); director; chief

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later on; eventually; afterwards

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Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy

1

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

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(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

4

feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy

1

one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

3

big; large; great

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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to cease; to stop; to be over

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without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

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though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

2

insurance; guarantee

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

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anything and everything; just about everything

3

to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare

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to settle (a dispute)

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to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

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necromancer

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to occur; to happen

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once a year

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Monday

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to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk

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to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

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lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

2

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

1

to like; to prefer

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to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

1

magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

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to rise; to swell; to be promoted

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

2

to cause harm (to)

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

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room; apartment; flat

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bedtime

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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

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once more; again

3

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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to take someone's hand

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to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

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envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

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bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

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