jpdb beta

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

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happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

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there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means

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manly; masculine; like a man

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precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act

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uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)

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the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)

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effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy

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law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

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should do; ought to do

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to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions

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happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

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(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

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to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

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permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of

2

glory; splendour; honour

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fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention

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going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting

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one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years

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marriageable age; chance of marriage

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humble position

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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

3

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point

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(someone else's) child

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to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)

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obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

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treachery; treacherous designs

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bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)

1

old body; aged person; elderly person

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strategy; artifice

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overanxiety; needless worry

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to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason

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lesson; precept; teachings; moral

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dinner

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hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

2

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

3

dwelling; house; residence; living; life

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Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine

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certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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musician (esp. Gagaku)

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to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

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pleasant; charming

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innocent; simple-minded

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