jpdb beta

to play a leading role; to play a central part

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body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

2

close associate; close aide; brains-truster

3

group (usu. of people)

4

halfway; midway; partway; mid-course

1

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

4

firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

1

hundred days; lengthy time

1

old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home

1

blades of grass

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

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surely

1

worth mentioning

1

through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

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grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

4

priest; monk; bonze

1

sutra

1

to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

2

spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit

1

Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

4

as one of

1

to show up; to appear; to turn up

1

safety; welfare; well-being

11

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

5

before now; hitherto

2

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

interview

2

condition; figure; appearance; voice

3

escape; getaway; evasion

1

prizing; valuing highly; esteeming

1

inside a clan; same clan

2

table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

2

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

3

temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

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to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

2

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

1

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

1

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

2

recruit (former rank in the JSDF)

3

danger; peril; hazard; risk

5

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

3

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

3

absurd; unreasonable

1

idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon

2

to be surprised; to be astonished

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