jpdb beta

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

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during the morning

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the four seasons

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limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

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hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

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to say; to state

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commencing with; including

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to keep a watchful eye on

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someone who curries favor with their master while secretly plotting against him

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it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something

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to ignore; to overlook

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reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy

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previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

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sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

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night attack

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple

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Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)

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four years

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twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days

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most; extremely

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one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

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to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

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even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

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though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

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favour; favor; patronage

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which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

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opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

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friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

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to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

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pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

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only; nothing but

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traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

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important point; strategic position; key point

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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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to prosper; to flourish

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one's later years; final years (in life)

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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two

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

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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finger; toe; digit

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Monday

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earthquake

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

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