jpdb beta

fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely

1

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

1

(dead) body; corpse

1

to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

1

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

6

just before

1

you; people

1

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

1

to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion

1

our

1

wise person; sage

1

to act; to take action

2

that is to say; so that means

1

moral support; emotional support; spiritual support

1

turmoil; chaos; confusion

2

graduate; alumnus

5

by (means of); with

3

electric current

1

graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate

1

favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome

1

taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel

1

erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion

1

official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter

1

before the gate; in front of the gate

1

public; official

1

death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

1

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

1

declaration; statement

1

today; this day

3

noisy; confused; uproarious

1

barbarian tribe; savage tribe

2

to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)

1

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

1

to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

1

paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement

1

deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully

1

urgent need

1

immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

4

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

1

actual work

1

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

1

benevolent rule; moratorium on debts

1

national armed forces

5

chief of the general staff

2

to resound; to make a stir

1

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

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