jpdb beta

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

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personnel selection

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seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

2

bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh

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punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code

1

as (somebody) says

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to straighten oneself

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to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

1

remaining silent; keeping secret

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to talk; to chat; to chatter

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retort; back talk; backchat

1

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

1

to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

1

details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

1

similar

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talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

2

to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

1

estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

1

start (of a horse race)

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taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

4

long time

1

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

1

to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

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dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

1

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

2

prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory

1

surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

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three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three

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ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

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modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date

1

Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

2

rule; reign; peaceful times

1

history of Japan; Japanese history

1

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

1

nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color

1

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

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aggression; invasion; raid

4

good; goodness; right; virtue

1

division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification

1

incident; affair; happening; event

1

efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

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transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination

1

to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

1

form; method; system; formula

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soviet; Soviet Union

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marriage; matrimony

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future; distant future

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every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world

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