jpdb beta

manly; masculine; like a man

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Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)

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castle on the plains

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to pry; to prize; to prise

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anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

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a blooming cut flower; glorious death

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to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open

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to escape; to run away

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lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

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rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point

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younger people; future generations

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afterlife

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

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ration; stipend; allowance

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to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)

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to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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well; properly; often; how (could you); why (would you)

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

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well; now; then

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charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

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common reed (Phragmites australis)

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foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

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common reed (Phragmites australis)

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to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance

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marshland; wetland; swampland

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to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

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water jump (on a racetrack, etc.); moat (around a castle, etc.)

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moat; fosse; canal; ditch

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perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot

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famous; notorious; noted

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in the face of; in defiance of

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knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

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gun; rifle; small arms

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to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule

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at times; occasionally

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unexpected; unforeseen; strange

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sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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will; volition; intention; intent; determination

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in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

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to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

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Yoshitaka

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