jpdb beta

give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

6

due form; official; formality

3

to send back

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

7

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

5

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

8

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation

1

I; we; our part

2

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

1

opinion; idea

1

to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

2

hostage

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

6

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

6

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

5

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

5

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

4

to keep secret; to conceal

1

big frame; large figure; huge body

2

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

2

Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)

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old man; old geezer

6

any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

4

opinion; intention; thought

1

right or wrong

1

hakama; man's formal divided skirt

2

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

1

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

2

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

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meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced

2

depending on; dependent on

3

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

5

but; however; provided that

7

to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

5

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

3

mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between

1

in proportion to; according to; depending on

2

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right

6

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

4

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

4

pedigree; genealogy

1

to mistake (A for B); to misread

1

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

1

to look around; to survey

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