jpdb beta

in comparison to; rather than

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Jabami

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10,000,000; ten million

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win; victory

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lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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

2

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

2

very good luck; excellent fortune

2

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

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compared to

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi

2

don't you think?; indicates question

2

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

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ha ha ha (laughter)

1

olden days; former

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to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

small; little; tiny

1

to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

1

moreover; in addition

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gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

1

white cloth

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to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

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Japanese-style house

2

under the floor

3

space (room, area, outer space)

3

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

2

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

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candle

1

fire; flame; blaze

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to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

1

dice; die

2

confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

1

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

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needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

to aim at

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to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

1

banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss

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to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

1

this time; now

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to use (a thing, 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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opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

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below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

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to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

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state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

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she; her; girlfriend

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to inform; to notify; to know; to reign

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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

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