jpdb beta

in this way; thus; such; uh...

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present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

2

shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

1

to rev up the engine

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counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

1

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

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watch-keeping; guard; lookout

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all that one has; all that there is; the whole

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position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

1

predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

2

weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

1

slow; weak-headed

1

tyrant; despot

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

4

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

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useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

2

to steal (from a person)

2

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

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charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

this world; this life; world of the living

4

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

1

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

2

uh-oh; oops; sorry

2

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

1

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

2

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

1

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

1

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

1

failure; mistake; blunder

3

cause of death

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maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development

1

supply; provision; raising; procurement

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

2

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

1

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

1

discovery; detection; finding

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

dissection; autopsy; analysis

1

enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm

1

neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

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it seems that; as if

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tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

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