jpdb beta

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

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even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner

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to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

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hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt

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fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

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stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

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Asogun

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advance; charge

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projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start

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advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

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rear; back; behind

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to become excited; to be eager; to rouse oneself; to work oneself up

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troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)

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lone (isolated) force; forlorn force

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before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

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siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

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to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

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trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery

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book; volume; this; present; main; head; real

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divine; imperial

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to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

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heavy punishment

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to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

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

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being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)

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bulwark; earthwork

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fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent

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14th day of the month; 14 days

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to catch off guard; to catch unprepared

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structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

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gale; violent (strong) wind

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sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)

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Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)

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flickering; blinking

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counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)

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lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

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reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong

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concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling

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weather

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hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm)

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3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

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all; entire; whole; altogether

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proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close

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ten times; tenfold

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strength needed to pull back a bow

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allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)

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wounded; injured

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enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board

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surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

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to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish

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