jpdb beta

to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

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good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

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no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore

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complete; whole; perfect; safe

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people; citizens; subjects; folk

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internal; domestic

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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to win; to gain victory

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trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

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sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)

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one thin flat object; one sheet

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indemnities; reparations

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square metre; square meter

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country; territory; domain; realm

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war expenditures

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lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

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happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

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don't you think?; indicates question

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

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to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

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success; hit

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on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

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unavoidable; inevitable

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direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

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to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise

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(the principle of) nonresistance

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counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

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re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

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bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

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to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

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short term; short time

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disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus

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temporary

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disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss

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exchange; conversion

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to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

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yours sincerely; respectfully yours

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decision; judgment; resolution

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useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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best regards; please take care of; please do

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long period (of time)

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

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to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

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