jpdb beta

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

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apology; excuse

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

4

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

4

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

2

secret; private; surreptitious

3

rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

1

orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course

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Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)

5

to take over; to hand over

5

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

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construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

12

better; preferable

2

settlement; solution; resolution

9

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

2

astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

1

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

2

collecting; assembling

1

splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

5

wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else

2

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

5

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

3

idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

3

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

12

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

5

Ōnin War (1467-1477)

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proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

6

Muromachi period (1333-1573)

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

2

proper; right; reasonable

1

lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants

1

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

1

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

1

insurgent; rioter; mob

1

pillage; plunder; looting; robbery

6

exit and entrance

2

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

2

Imperial Palace; Imperial Court

1

easy; simple; light

7

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

6

various places; several sources

1

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

6

to shut in; to confine; to contain

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boo-hoo; boo-hoo-hoo

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to drop one's shoulders

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to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married

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one thin flat object; one sheet

3

gently (falling)

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