jpdb beta

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

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cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

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stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)

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to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

2

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

2

long (time that has passed); old (story)

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1

small castle projecting from a larger castle; tower projecting from a larger castle

1

disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot

1

to like; to prefer

1

one's best interests; one's own good

1

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

1

devilishness

2

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)

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to grant; to allow; to forgive

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to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself

1

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

1

castle of a feudal lord

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in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

1

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

1

mule

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

to look after (often medically); to take care of

1

short guardless sword worn on the hip

2

to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with

1

smoke; fumes

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smoke; fumes

1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

1

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

1

late-blooming cherry blossom

1

tricksters; deceivers; fey creatures; monsters; goblins

1

to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with

1

fox hunt; fox hunting

2

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

1

to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes

1

inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls

1

bank; embankment; dike

1

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

1

to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)

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monster

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squared timber; rectangular lumber

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

to dodge; to evade

1

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

1

uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

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empty space; empty sky

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suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

1

ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

1

's house; 's home

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making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist

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