jpdb beta

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

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deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

1

token (effort); something done for form's sake

2

fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake

1

farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

1

to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

2

in name only; titular; nominal

1

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

1

participation; joining; entry; adherence

2

military personnel; soldier

8

to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

1

temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent

1

cross-national

1

inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

1

fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes

1

to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

3

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

2

historic; historical

1

is never the case; has never happened

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

4

precedent

2

eternal; unlimited; endless

1

difficulty

1

ideal; ideals

7

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

1

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

1

dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

1

firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

2

indictment; prosecution; complaint

1

professional duties

2

only; nothing but

4

sharp; keen; acute

2

we

7

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

5

farmer; peasant

1

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

2

dirty work; unpleasant task

1

to put one's life on the line

1

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

1

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

4

one-to-one; one-on-one

2

duel; shoot-out

3

load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

3

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

3

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

1

to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)

1

connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence

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