jpdb beta

talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful

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qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence

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tactics

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to employ; to hire (a servant)

1

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

letter (of alphabet); character

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

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quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles

1

implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

1

attendant; valet; altar boy; acolyte

1

to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand

1

costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing

1

purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used

2

to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up

1

to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)

2

whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

2

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

1

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

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your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right

1

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

3

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

1

to prosper; to flourish

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iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire

1

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

1

inspection tour

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contemplation; meditation

1

expression; look; countenance; face

1

of all people

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

1

without one's knowledge; easily

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

just before

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

1

incense

1

fish hook

1

muzzle; snout

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angler; Internet troll

1

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

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shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

11

reserve corps

4

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

1

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

1

night; nighttime

1

to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on

1

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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irresolutely; hesitatingly; undecidedly

1