jpdb beta

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

2

superiority; predominance

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on the other hand

2

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

3

to see through; to see the true nature of something

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

4

more than expected

1

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

1

as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

3

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected

1

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

2

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

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divine protection

5

to begin shooting; to shoot out

5

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

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protective wall; bulwark

3

dispersing; vanishing

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lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

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origin; beginning; source; rise

5

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

4

looking away; looking aside

1

hand used like a sword in striking

2

abdomen

2

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

1

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

2

baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage

2

point-blank range

1

direct hit

2

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

1

(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will

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obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

3

apathetic; indifferent

1

three; three years of age

11

depths of the earth

61

war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers

7

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

7

substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)

1

educational institution; academic centre; academic center

15

anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

1

word; vocabulary

2

duty; obligation; responsibility

5

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

2

of uneasy conscience

1

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

8

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

3

agent; proxy

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