jpdb beta

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

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explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

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all; wholly; entirely; without exception

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not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

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misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness

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(arch.) to place a hat, etc. on someone's head; to award clothing to someone as a reward or a souvenir; to place the blame or burden of responsibility on someone else; to use something as an excuse or a pretext

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distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness

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to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life

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filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity

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act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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to be satisfied

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to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about

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conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

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right in half

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rather; better; instead; if anything

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rainbow

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extensive; open; vast; vague; hazy; indistinct

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to lose one's common sense (e.g. in excitement or intoxication); to forget the situation one's in; to lose oneself (in something)

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rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission

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Koiwa

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gasping

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breathing; breath

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vitality; (one's) life force

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to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

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Emperor of Japan

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Goguryeo (ancient Korean kingdom; 37 BCE-668 CE); Korean; introduced from Goryeo

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downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

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citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

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Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

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millet; grain; (arch.) stipend in rice; 10,000th of a shaku

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to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord

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find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)

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together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality

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naturalization; naturalisation

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thousands; several thousand

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eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces

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head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)

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highwayman

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household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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source; beginning; origin

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use; utilization; utilisation; application

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every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart

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huge rock; firmness; solidity

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lever

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retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior

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bundle of straw; sheaf

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new brew of sake

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to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

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