jpdb beta

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

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to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really

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parent and child

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friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

3

pond

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Zen nun

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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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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

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there; that way; you

4

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)

2

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

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to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

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central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof

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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 ...

4

to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

2

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

5

to win; to gain victory

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to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)

2

theme music

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

4

Hōgen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20)

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first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began

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July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

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2nd day of the month; two days

1

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

3

death (of an emperor); demise

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imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

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disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

1

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

1

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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going west; heading westward

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Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

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to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

5

that day; the very same day

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this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

1

I; me

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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to serve; to work for; to attend

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to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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lady; gentleman; person

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deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)

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