jpdb beta

persistence; single-mindedness

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rear guard

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to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip

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to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

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to end in vain; to be wasted effort

2

bright; cheerful

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birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

2

severe wound; serious wound; gash

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luckily; blessedly; fortunately

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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to detain; to check; to restrain

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to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

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plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap

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to do a silly thing

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bare earth; ground

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

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thanks; gratitude

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Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)

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end; tip; extremities; terminal

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admirable; laudable

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of all people; a person of ...'s standing

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kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

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true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

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explanation; interpretation

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root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

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directions; instructions; orders; command

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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governmental position of the shogunate, responsible for the management of temples and shrines

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close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

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pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

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scale; scope; plan; structure

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slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

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in the same way as; just like

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meaning; significance; sense

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

2

middle of the night; dead of night

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and then; in addition to that; also; even so

2

early morning; early hours; early in the morning

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

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quick work; (clever) feat

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short pause; short interval

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speech and conduct; words and deeds

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detour; roundabout way

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bank; embankment; dike

2

along the river; riverside

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easy to understand

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to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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