jpdb beta

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate

2

integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance

3

good-for-nothing; worthless

2

death by shooting

1

penalty; sentence; punishment

2

ladder (in go)

1

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

2

empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank

3

taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole

6

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

4

to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

9

die all together; go to the grave together

1

to mediate; to intervene

5

statue; picture; picture revealing character

6

torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour

3

fourfold

2

self-propelled (type)

2

longbow

3

long sword; minute hand (of a clock)

2

to pinch and crush; to pinch out

3

friction; discord; strife

1

unspecified large number (of people)

5

autocratic rule

2

to age; to grow old

2

to waste time

2

century

1

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

8

touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test

1

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

10

brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded

1

same quality; same nature; homogeneous

2

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

6

belief; faith; adherence; espousal

1

soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)

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A; a

4

under control

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independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

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by itself; automatically; naturally

7

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

5

ruler; monarch; sovereign

1

shoulder

2

big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

3

diameter

1

prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick

13

female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering

61

laser beam

7

random pounding (e.g. on a drum)

1

inheritance; something given or received

4