jpdb beta

noble

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obligation

1

bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

1

looking away; looking aside

1

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

3

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

1

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

1

to give; to do (something) for

1

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

1

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

2

be that as it may; even so; though that be so

3

to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart

1

end; conclusion

1

to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

1

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

1

and (also); both ... and; as well as

1

front line; forefront

2

volley firing; fusillade; broadside

1

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

1

reply; answer

1

diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling

1

absolute

1

protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

3

area; domain; territory; field; range; region

3

highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)

1

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

2

strength; power; proficiency; ability

2

endurance; persistence

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

2

fellow countryman; compatriot; person from the same province; person from said country

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

1

weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person

1

incoming telephone call; telegram received

2

(within a) city; local

1

prefectural ordinance

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to drag out

3

Shanghai (China)

3

congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life

1

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

1

Beijing (China); Peking

1

counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

2

simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together

1

repeated occurrence

1

villain; baddie; the villain's part

1

manner; style

1

to be prominent; to be conspicuous

1

they

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scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

2

uprising; revolt

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

2