jpdb beta

realistic; pragmatic

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four (long cylindrical things)

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to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

7

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

2

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

1

family positioned to accede to the shogunate

1

system of government

1

fifty; 50

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

4

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

6

peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world

2

four characters; four letters

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

peace; harmony

3

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

6

human history

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

3

reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)

1

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

4

fundamental; basic

1

welcome; reception

1

environment; circumstance

2

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

7

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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you; people

2

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

5

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

2

warrior; samurai

1

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

2

Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)

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carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

1

congratulation; celebration

1

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

1

all; every

2

to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

1

thug; hooligan; ruffian; (arch.) spy

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

3

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

1

order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

2

switching over to; migration; transition

1

activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

5

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

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avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

5

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

1

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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