jpdb beta

to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

6

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

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God and man; heaven and man

3

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

2

not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)

1

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

11

reward; prize

6

year end

4

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

both

1

scorn; disdain; contempt

4

beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

10

discrimination; judgement; judgment; separation; sorting

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

3

difficult problem; challenge

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

15

for a long time

3

hearsay; rumour

1

well, look at that

2

rebels; bandit; robber; traitors

7

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

8

lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable

8

either way; in any case; one way or another

1

in search of; in order to look for

1

both; both sides; both parties

4

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

3

having in mind; happening to know of; idea

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

fire caused by war

2

the whole town

1

originally

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court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

1

mud and tile wall topped with tiles

2

snake

1

to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

1

door; doorway

2

everyday garment worn by nobles in ancient Japan; silk dried after having been washed in plain water and stretched out

2

to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive

4

ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia

1

intention; aim; design

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to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

4

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

1

upright eboshi

2

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

2

to smile (at); to grin (at)

2