jpdb beta

(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)

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to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

2

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

always; constantly

3

the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain

2

omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing

2

to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive

1

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

1

saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb

2

to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial

1

to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)

1

unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

2

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

2

house; one's house; one's home; one's family

2

Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)

1

shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

1

if you ask me ...; as for ...

1

acting; performance

9

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

1

concern; interest

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

1

depth; deep place

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

2

moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)

3

drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society

1

head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

1

tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

1

advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

2

loud; sonorous; ringing

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

2

script; screenplay; scenario

16

per-capita division; division according to the number of people

1

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

1

to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

2

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

2

profound; deep

1

appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality

1

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

1

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

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(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

2

Imperial Court

3

Kibi (former province located in present-day Okayama and parts of Hiroshima, Hyōgo and Kagawa prefectures; later split into Bizen, Bitchu and Bingo provinces)

3

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

1

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

1

theory

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