jpdb beta

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

1

to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

1

hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack

1

directions; instructions; usage method

2

abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty

1

nothing but; none other than

1

constitutional government

1

feudal system; feudalism

1

adherence (to custom, tradition)

2

gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure

1

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

1

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

1

recess; break; breathing spell

1

finish; finishing; finishing touches

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

1

breath; breathing; tone; mood

1

outline; summary; gist; in brief

1

prior chapter

1

special heading; separate paragraph

1

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

2

good

2

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

2

very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

4

commercial world

1

selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

4

historic; historical; traditional

1

land and sea

1

shipping or forwarding agency

1

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

3

fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

3

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

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Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)

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Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

1

plain; moor; prairie

1

among the mountains

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all over Japan; throughout Japan

2

means; resources; wealth

2

hard struggle; strenuous effort

2

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

3

dentist

2

corner; nook

1

slight; insignificant; small

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

1

dentistry

1

director

1

lawyer; attorney

1

midwife

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