jpdb beta

hard fighting

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pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing

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tracking down and killing; punitive expedition

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command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)

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enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government

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to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize

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early in the morning

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to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt

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how; in what way; by what means

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to play a leading role; to play a central part

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capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

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appointment; assignment; promotion

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to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt

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Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)

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Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)

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allegiance; obedience; submission

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to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

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to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

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yourself; himself; herself

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close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer

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to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)

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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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escape; getaway; evasion

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to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble

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attacking the shogunate

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sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

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Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)

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evacuation; surrender

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negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands

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to give one's life; to lay down one's life

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failure; mistake; blunder

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one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

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alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family

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meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

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all-out attack; general offensive

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to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside

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to discuss; to talk together

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to mark the end; to spell the end

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in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

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leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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government forces; loyalist army

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to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over

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shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

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fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

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licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate

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dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

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