jpdb beta

to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine

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manufacture; production

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manufacturer; producer

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to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone

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fear; terror

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drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

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oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

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(Satsuma) to be

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hairline; borders of the hair

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gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud

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policy of conquering Korea by military force

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knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

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daydream; waking dream

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authentic account

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Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

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people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato

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last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)

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Satsuma Rebellion (1877)

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volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

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late-night broadcasting

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seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

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female teacher

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preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation

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next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other

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close call; narrow escape

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(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)

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to swarm; to gather

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approval rating

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triple time; three important requisites

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libido

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gluttony

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spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread

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volatility

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intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by

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camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting

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every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person

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(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess

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sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight

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hard to see; obscured

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line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

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area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)

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defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence

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to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible

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apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate

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armor platelet

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figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

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leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)

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an impregnable fortress; an unassailable territory

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