jpdb beta

control; check; restraint; inhibition

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skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

2

to look upward

2

large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)

2

back country; remote countryside

1

conspiracy; plot

1

acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover

1

forehead; brow

1

plan; strategy

3

interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

1

prudence; discretion; thought

1

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

2

hostile party; enemy side

1

lately; recently; nowadays

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to go to; to proceed to; to leave for

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

2

to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)

1

lately; recently; nowadays

1

planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

1

sixth day of the month; six days

1

being in; being at home

1

to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn

1

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

2

hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret

2

to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan

1

negotiations; discussions; connection

1

to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down

2

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

2

blow; shock

1

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

4

getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with

1

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

1

side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

1

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

1

this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure

1

decision; determination; resolution

1

earthen bridge

1

conflagration; fire

3

up until now; as recently as the present

1

a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)

1

patient; persevering

1

consideration

1

loss of nerve

1

extravagant; absurd

1

ingenuity; resourcefulness

2

patience; endurance; undercover ninja; embedded ninja

2

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1

heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest

1

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

2

caller; visitor; company; guest

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