jpdb beta

law; rule

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udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

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survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat

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the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate

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to affect; to impact; to influence

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collecting; assembling

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absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

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(on one's) mind; heed

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sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds

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mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)

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to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress

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portion; part; snapshot; glimpse

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summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling

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Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)

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appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in

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lineage of eldest son

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floor space (esp. of the ground floor only); floorage

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person of refined tastes; sophisticated person; man of the world; understanding person; man about town

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to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on

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place of exile

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situated deep in the mountains

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to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

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to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

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recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment

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to inspect; to supervise

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proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

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to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

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absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

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consecutive; continuous; successive

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to double; to increase

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zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

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seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement

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high mountain; alpine mountain

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Koushuukaidou

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retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

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sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey

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mixed; mingled

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seductive; sensual; coquettish

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out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

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to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

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in the ward or borough

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sobbing; weeping

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breakpoint

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heartbreak; grief; sorrow

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counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

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foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

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to blow snow violently

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to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled

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orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child

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person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)

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