jpdb beta

defeating barbarians (esp. the Emishi); conquering barbarians

1

thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

3

high treason

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must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall

13

to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list

1

extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding

4

to catch the eye; to attract attention

1

rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason

6

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

5

impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness

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to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

2

anxiety; concern; fear

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truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer

1

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

2

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

1

family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade

1

to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

6

plosive sound

1

to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense

1

(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age

2

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

4

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

3

to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off

2

to sit; to squat; to be implicated

1

to suffer from hunger

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

4

tool; implement; means; furniture

10

all the more; still more

5

we; us

4

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

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to run away and hide

2

to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other

1

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

1

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

9

opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum

2

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

1

left-handedness; being left-handed

1

to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)

1

homesickness; nostalgia

2

to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious

1

way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

3

relative; relation; kin

3

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

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device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

1

insertion; plug; (electrical) outlet; spasm of pain; griping pain

1

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

5

and; thereupon; because of that

1

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

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mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

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