jpdb beta

listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing

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old woman

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mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

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without; unless; have to do

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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focus of one's attention; what one is looking for

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youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

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area; domain; territory; field; range; region

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

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visitor

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repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

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box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

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goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

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barrier; checkpoint; checking station

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(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis

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attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")

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waters; water area

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jumping to a hasty conclusion

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territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action

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contrary to one's expectations

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in the meanwhile; during the time

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solitary island

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development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

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taking the initiative

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absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

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firm; unshakeable; resolute

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unexpected; unsuspected

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

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bay; inlet; gulf; creek

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Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)

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last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month

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lineage; pedigree; family line

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head house (family); birthplace; originator

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item; article; clause; section; point

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real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

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hunting

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to fight; to exchange blows; to rally

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hunting; shooting; game; quarry

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Tokushima prefecture (Shikoku)

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needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog

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servant (of the people); minister (of religion)

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

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Yoshii

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Yoshihisa

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