jpdb beta

needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide

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decision; determination

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however; but

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prudent; thoughtful; discreet

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to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic

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head; leader; top; (arch.) important part

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

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each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

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eight; 8

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treasure

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navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)

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central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof

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head; chief; boss; leader

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new; fresh; novel

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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enemy nation

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weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

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import; importation; introduction; afferent

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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be; is

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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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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above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

forest; shrine grove

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to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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of course; certainly; naturally

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you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

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than; from; out of; except; but; more

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just above; right overhead

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surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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boohoo; boo hoo; waa waa

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older brother

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Neptune (Roman god); Neptune (planet)

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army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

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the late; the deceased

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