jpdb beta

external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)

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makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

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at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

1

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

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rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything

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to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of

1

therefore; consequently

1

pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)

2

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

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bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife

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to become pregnant

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confidentially; privately; off the record

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certainly; surely; definitely

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to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated

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to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

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cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

2

laws (of nature); (divine) providence

3

reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

2

to face on; to look out on to

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west side; west bank

1

northwest

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to meet; to assemble; to congregate

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map; atlas; chart; plan

2

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

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second half; latter half

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

1

(Shinto) priest

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mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

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for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

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ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

1

one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)

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Muromachi period (1336-1573)

2

break between the light meal and the actual serving of tea (during a formal tea ceremony)

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Tachiuri

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each; (arch.) you (plural)

3

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered

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to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over

1

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

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one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route

2

patrol

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yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

2

armband; arm band; brassard

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2

reduction by half; halving

1

hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist

1

reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

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police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup

1

cold wintry wind

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severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

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like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)

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