jpdb beta

the whole city; all the cities; every city

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples

2

becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)

1

Ōnin era (1467.3.5-1469.4.28)

2

rebellion; great uprising

2

wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

1

some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part

1

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

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form; shape; figure

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phoenix

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest

2

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

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lightly; easily; carelessly

3

lake

3

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

1

but; however; even though; even if

2

next year; following year

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March; third month of the lunar calendar

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ninth day of the month; nine days

2

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

1

whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

2

news; word; tidings; omen

2

early spring

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despair; hopelessness

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window

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ruin; destruction; fall

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thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)

4

great poverty

1

catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)

3

scale; scope; plan; structure

1

to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop

1

in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all

2

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

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to squash; to crush; to flatten

2

compressor; press

1

brilliant; resplendent

3

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

9

axe; ax; hatchet

1

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

2

fall; drop; descent; coming down

2

quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

1

even now; still; as yet

1

darkness

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thought; idea; ideology

10

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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action; operation; effect; function

3

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

1

unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares

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