jpdb beta

quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly

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threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

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to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

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amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

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to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

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disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

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the end

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

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to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

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death (of a nobleman, Imperial family member, etc.); demise

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God; god; ace; king; superior person

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sadness; sorrow; grief

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

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(not) even; (not) any

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to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

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-years-old

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gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

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East Asia

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hegemony

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation

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to obey orders

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after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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close associate; close aide; brains-truster

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strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification

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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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overseas student; exchange student

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to sit for an examination

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to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

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a few years later

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sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading

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battle; game; bout

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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to hide; to keep to oneself

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bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

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to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

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and then; in addition to that; also; even so

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one's home; one's house

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reward; prize

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careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

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tasting; sampling

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warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

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to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

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