jpdb beta

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

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point of a sword

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letter (of alphabet); character; writing

1

languidly; loosely

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diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

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appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)

1

just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

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to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

1

coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing

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crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

1

degree of familiarity; popularity

2

honorary position

1

title; name; degree

1

to count; to enumerate

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to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

1

in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

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so to speak; so to call it; as it were

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

luckily; happily

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to rescue; to free

1

confrontation; showdown

1

to be off one's guard

1

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

3

to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

1

to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

1

golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour

1

manly; brave; heroic

1

living thing; organism; creature; biology

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

transactions; dealings; business

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

1

negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

1

in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

1

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

1

to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable

1

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

1

should do; ought to do

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to tear off; to rip off

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way of solving (a problem); solution

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to cut in; to butt in

1

to take hold of; to possess; to haunt

1

standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

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ideological

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so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

2

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

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resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy

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