jpdb beta

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

2

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

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to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

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astringent persimmon

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haughty

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virile; tough; masculine; intense

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young samurai

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to say; to be called; to do

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clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

2

actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

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similar to; like

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to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

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in one's imagination

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without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

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in that way; like that; that way

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accidental resemblance

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the person in question; the person themselves; said person

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one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

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large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

1

supply; provision; raising; procurement

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fleeing; escape

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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cancellation; abandonment

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sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator

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beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

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had better ...; had better not ...

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to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

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inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

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one's self-possession; one's presence of mind

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imagination; supposition; guess

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puffing; chugging; steaming; feeling hot

2

to feel hot; to flush; to burn

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immediately; right away; at once; instantly

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

2

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

3

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

2

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

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that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

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school (e.g. of ikebana)

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be; is

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(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

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(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises

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reason; cause; circumstances

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nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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general; shogun

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Tokugawa Yoshimune (shogun 1716-1745 and 1751; 1684.11.27-1751.7.12),

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