jpdb beta

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

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light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

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national manpower

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

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to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

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tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing

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imperial tomb; imperial mausoleum

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work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

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exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

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consistently; unchangingly; throughout

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love and respect

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white stone; white (go pieces)

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Emperor Koutoku; Koutoku Tenno (597-654 CE, reigning 645-654 CE)

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abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy

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cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous

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disloyal retainer; treacherous subject

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables

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stirring; rousing oneself

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treacherous retainer

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before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

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old state of affairs

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inhuman; wicked; evil

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frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

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to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

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corpse; kanji "corpse" radical

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to inherit; to succeed; to take over

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careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

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new; unused; new; obvious; natural

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division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation

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Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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minor feudal lord

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

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powerful family; powerful clan

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to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)

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Saitou

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bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

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Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty

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to be exhausted

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one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing

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since when; from when; how long

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origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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exchange (something)

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small; little; few

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power; authority; influence

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion

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three meals (a day)

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day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day

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