jpdb beta

(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext

1

civilization; civilisation; enlightenment

4

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

4

Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine

2

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

2

mother

4

Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement

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increase (in an amount of money)

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power struggle

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Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm

2

Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty

4

report to the throne

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arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny

2

to come to a settlement

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petition; appeal

2

Ministry of Justice (1871-1948)

4

country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

8

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

1

straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road

1

opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services

1

train (esp. long distance train); steam train

1

to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy

1

something worthy of comparison; something being compared

2

administration of justice

2

clanship; clannism; clan favoritism; clan favouritism

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right; privilege

5

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

5

negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet

1

toddling; taking tottering steps

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

3

wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land

1

powerful; strong

5

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

1

crouched burial

1

Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)

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to settle (a dispute)

3

badness; evilness; bad; evil

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precedent

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to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

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exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

2

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

1

desk

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

smile

1

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

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reconsideration

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to speak; to hear a voice

1

to become (a state, condition, etc.)

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representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

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