jpdb beta

unrelated

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expedition

2

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

3

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

1

eligible; qualified; competent

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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(under) urban prefectural management (Osaka or Kyoto)

1

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

1

cauldron

1

out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly

1

appointment; assignment; promotion

1

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

1

objection

1

emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

1

to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)

3

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

4

(one's parents') home

2

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

1

courtier; attendant

2

to send off; to dispatch

1

messenger; envoy; emissary

1

written oath

3

to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice

1

mausoleum containing the remains of one's ancestors

2

drawing; sketch; outline; summary; synopsis

2

treachery; treacherous designs

3

to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully

2

buffalo

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written oath

1

to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

1

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

1

custom; practice; convention; precedent

1

angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged

1

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

3

sidelocks; hair at the temples

1

shivering; trembling

2

stare; gaze; fixation

1

smile

1

rather than

2

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire

3

muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

1

bathing; washing one's body or hair; ablution; (arch.) receiving a blessing

2

mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture

2

to assess (often one's fate)

1

tomorrow morning

4

departure

4

clear; distinct

2

various; several

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