jpdb beta

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

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careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully

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extremely important; essential; vital; crucial

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)

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ancient battlefield

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will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus

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to blaze up; to burn up

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blue (sky, ocean, etc.); fresh and green (of vegetation); verdant; greying (hair); aged

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ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

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purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used

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abrupt; sudden

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slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense

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sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)

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borrowing

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harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment

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beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help

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pipe; tube

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farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case

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pleased; obliged; appreciative

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exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

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existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive

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to be embarrassed; to lose face

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death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

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contest; comparison; competition

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keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)

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enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

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one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

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to protect against the elements; to shelter oneself from the weather

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bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid

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the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

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to enjoy (oneself)

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equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

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encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

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pride; boast; credit (to)

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to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live

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pity; compassion; mercy

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birthmark; nevus; bruise

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finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

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just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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to subsist; to keep on living

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alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name

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to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

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a long time ago

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to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen

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love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

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