jpdb beta

mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)

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giant dragon

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protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

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sacred beast

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to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

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roar; howl; yell; bellow

4

several hundred; hundreds (of)

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to disappear; to vanish

2

finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

1

having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism

1

huge body; large build

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the four seasons

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what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like

1

brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure

1

iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

4

big; large; great

2

to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous

2

main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement

2

respect; honour; honor

1

silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow

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intelligence

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characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

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doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

2

glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes

1

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

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wheelchair

2

single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed

2

war situation; progress of a battle

1

to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)

1

transcendence; transcendency

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to boil strongly; to be excited

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter

2

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

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to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

2

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

3

to make merry; to be festive

1

defense; defence; protection

2

having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance

1

most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place

1

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

1

to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it

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poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade

1

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

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mass; quality and quantity

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

2

to make sense; to be meaningful

2

usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

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support

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