jpdb beta

to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

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daimyo's procession

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to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance

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entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

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elect (select) few

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to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

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going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

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serious error; gross mistake

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forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule

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delight

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at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth

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serious; severe; grave; acute

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first meeting; first contest between

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gender; distinction of sex; sex

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concern; interest

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to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

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luncheon

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stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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stomach ulcer

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transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination

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one cause; one reason; one factor

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exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

2

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

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to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)

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historical context; historical background

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equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")

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savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised

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barbarian; savage; savage (primitive) people (race)

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superiority complex; sense of superiority

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arbitrary

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explanation; interpretation

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denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

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human history

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frequent appearance; frequent occurrence

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collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

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focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

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person of culture; cultured person

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behind one's back

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taste; palate; sense of taste

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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real power

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to take out; to drag out

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unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

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Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

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juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

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to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)

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rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot

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