jpdb beta

not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails

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to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

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spontaneous; voluntary

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tremendous; immense

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to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

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opinion; point of view

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do not shoot straight for the top; he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin; (lit.) if you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse

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to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

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sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning

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fatal; lethal

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double-edged sword

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to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)

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treasure; treasured item; prized possession

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rest omitted; and so on

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unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

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bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart

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to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst

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to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

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being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment

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this world; this life; this generation; present day

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afterlife; the next world; the world beyond

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glove; mitten; mitt

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duel; shoot-out

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inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case

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Mito (city in Ibaraki)

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elderly nobleman

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

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expression; phraseology

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great trouble; difficulty

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to escape

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slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread

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to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

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to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue

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to help each other; to cooperate

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righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

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latent; potential

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taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

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tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)

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to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

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to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

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to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude

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for work; in a manner related to work

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to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

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in that manner; like that

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to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison

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looking on (somebody) as hostile

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fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

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to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

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appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view

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