jpdb beta

extending (e.g. a book); augmenting; enlarging; supplementing

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revision (of text); alteration; change

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to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

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the first and second; a few

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end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle

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Jishō era (1177.8.4-1181.7.14); Chishō era

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Juei era (1182.5.27-1184.4.16)

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period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

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disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot

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ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

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Kiyomori (shogun)

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to play a leading role; to play a central part

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Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari

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family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables

1

rise and fall; ups and downs

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axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

Buddhism

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life

1

subject; theme; motif

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narration; description of things and facts

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poetic

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to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

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drinker; person fond of alcohol (as opposed to sweets); person fond of spicy food

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liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

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food

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what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

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extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing

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indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

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salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse

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salty (taste); briny

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or

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alcohol; sake

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correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

2

in great numbers

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to be found; to be discovered

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alcoholic drinks; liquor

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to like; to prefer

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes

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to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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immediately; right away; on the spot

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conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

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riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

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love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker

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