jpdb beta

official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

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persuasion

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shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

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(political) administration; political power

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give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

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to raise an army

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to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

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I; me

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raising an army

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absolutely; positively; decidedly

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close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

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armed might; military power; the sword; force

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to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

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to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

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hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

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first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

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Kobe (city)

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opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade

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December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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seventh day of the month; seven days

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each nation; many nations; many countries

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envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)

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courtesy call; courtesy visit

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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good morning

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together (with); at the same time; in a lump

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to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

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buying; purchasing

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the very best; excellent; superb

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indicates question

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movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

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to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

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old type; old style

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

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to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

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to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

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isn't it great?; carnival-like religious celebrations (e.g. dancing festivals) that occurred across Japan from June 1867 to May 1868

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degenerate age; corrupt word; age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law

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to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

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don't you think?; indicates question

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-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

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