jpdb beta

to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

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devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

2

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

1

retainer; subject; vassal; servant

2

to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect

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several steps

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stepping back; drawing back

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trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

1

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

1

admiration; being impressed (by)

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companion; follower; attendant; retinue

1

brute; savage; fiend

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our

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to govern; to manage; to subdue

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Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty

4

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

2

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

2

to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

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elder sister; effeminate man

4

eternal

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squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)

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attention seeker; look-at-me

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community; communication

2

eldest

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puniness; youth

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niece

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oh my god; how; what the; incredible

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to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

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category

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to wait upon; to serve

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it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

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reason; cause; history; origin

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exceedingly

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every place; various places

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younger sister

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ostensible (surface) reason

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one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn

1

bellwether

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Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)

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jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of

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our country; our land; one's own country

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to be in one's debt

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memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child

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notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal

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to be bewildered; to be perplexed

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first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

2

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

2

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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to detain; to check; to restrain

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