jpdb beta

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

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there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

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execution

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excessive; too much; unreasonable

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forced; compulsory

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wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity

3

firearm; small arms

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our country; our land; one's own country

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outside world; physical world

1

negotiations; discussions; connection

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self-sufficiency

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national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate

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order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

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forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

1

fields (of rice and other crops)

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practical use; application; conjugation; inflection

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(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

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fresh

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vegetable

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

2

ideal; ideals

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country; territory; domain; realm

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expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC

1

income; receipts; revenue

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shall ...; to assume; to suppose

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snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants

1

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

1

inside; interior; inner part

1

to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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just now; a moment ago; this very minute

4

land near a castle; castle town

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uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot

2

guidance; leadership; leading the way

1

to arrest; to capture; to seize

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tax; duty

2

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

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to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

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centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

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comb

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pepper

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these guys; these fellows

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people; populace; masses

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to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

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switch

2

rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason

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(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning

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to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse

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first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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