jpdb beta

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

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to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

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spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

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just a minute; small quantity

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the four seasons

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Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

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small quantity; little; little while; short distance

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difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

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sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

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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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delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

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one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party

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-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

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to say; to be called; to do

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

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principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

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as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

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eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

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order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

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

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younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface

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young and old

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)

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scholar

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to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

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many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

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trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

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lately; recently

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to serve; to work for; to attend

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

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wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line

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indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

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to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

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to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

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frequent; incessant

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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