jpdb beta

assistant; adjunct; lieutenant

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Shigenori

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frequent; densely packed; thick

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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

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losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown

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Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

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direct

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to pry; to prize; to prise

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to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

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forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced

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to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out

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greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person

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to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

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to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)

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spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop

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the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district

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center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)

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the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

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to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

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cancer

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to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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to weaken

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soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek

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to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

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to grasp tightly

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hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)

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fist

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palm (of one's hand)

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net; netting; web

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network

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to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

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to take the form (of); to assume a shape

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secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method

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letter; writings

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bell (often globular)

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without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

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to ring a bell

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eight o'clock

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substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)

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state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear

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riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue

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rear vassal; daimyo's retainer

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old age

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weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health

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vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility

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Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

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Zenzaemon

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residence

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