jpdb beta

at a stroke; with a single swoop

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win; victory

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capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

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to force back; to jostle

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pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase

1

sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style

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nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

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mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

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to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge

1

member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant

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Germany

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focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to

1

to come to an end; to close the curtain

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boredom; ennui

1

time; years

1

grief

1

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

nerve tissue

1

up until now; as recently as the present

1

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

1

superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

1

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

3

potage (thick soup)

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one's person; around one's person

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to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

1

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

1

to snatch (at); to grab

1

to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

1

agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)

1

season; time of the year

1

delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

1

crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

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to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

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Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

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to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs

1

vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse

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spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

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inertia; force of habit

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stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

1

several people; a few people

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magician; conjurer; illusionist

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though; notwithstanding; although

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rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

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technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

patent rights

5

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

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burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

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