jpdb beta

elaborate; exquisite; detailed

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick

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company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)

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to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)

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to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)

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dirty work; unpleasant task

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to do together; to share; to participate in

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from now on; hereafter

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hunting ground; hunting preserve

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substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

2

assassination

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a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family

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negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations

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ability; capability; skill

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craft; cunning

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to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

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to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous

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blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless

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circuitous; roundabout; indirect

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having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

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tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

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nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

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to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace

2

how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly

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to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

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generous; broad-minded; big-hearted

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regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

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to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

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being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

2

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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true value; real worth

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to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

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to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

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to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

2

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

4

to have a chill run down one's spine

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to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

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luckily; happily

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to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh

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dinner; evening meal

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to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

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to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

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for the first time in one's life

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to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious

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to knock down; to topple

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