jpdb beta

high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

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cannon

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yikes; oops; eep; wow

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bombarding; shelling; bombardment

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yes

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Jesus (Christ)

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famous; well-known; renowned; your name

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that well-known ...

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the very best; excellent; superb

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

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Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan

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high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

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pitch black

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huge; big; gargantuan

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crossing the meridian

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happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings

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steam whistle

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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big job; great task

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to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through

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particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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slowly and quietly; smoothly

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to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard

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fuel

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food

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harbour; harbor; port

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along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following

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land; shore

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from island to island; island-hopping

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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

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open sea; ocean

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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this world; this life; world of the living

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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case; situation

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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to have the nerve to

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very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

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to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

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raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities

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Pacific Ocean

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How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

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to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)

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intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

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