jpdb beta

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

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in addition to this

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trend; tendency; movement; attitude

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another person; others

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isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

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slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous

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tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

1

weak person; the weak

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war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

4

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

1

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

3

then; and (then); in that case; if so

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the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

2

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

6

remnants of a defeated army

1

last days; the end; one's fate

5

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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hostile party; enemy side

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to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with

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enemy (soldier)

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

2

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

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mysterious disappearance; being spirited away

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to tower over the surroundings

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lord; master

3

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest

1

difference; discrepancy; variation

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supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

2

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

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one's life

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to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)

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Japanese history; history of Japan

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to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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military commander

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liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

2

to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)

2

what sort of; what kind of; what way

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ambition; aspiration

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

5

wall; fence

2

to carry out one's mission

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all

3

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

1

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

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

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to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

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