jpdb beta

secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance

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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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to leave this world; to die

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now; nowadays

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banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

2

so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

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to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon

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trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

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similar to; like

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out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

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mother and child

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in those days

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hostile relations; hostile relationship

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this family; we; this house

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remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

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good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

2

to speak ill of; to disparage

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fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

4

mixed; mingled

3

now that; since; so long as; because

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when it becomes; when it comes to

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amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

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to be kind to; to treat kindly

2

jealousy; envy

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will; intent; desire; will; testament

3

excuse; pretext

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prince; duke

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present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

3

royal authority; regal power; authority of the king

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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

1

to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt

1

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

1

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

3

Vince

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house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

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lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

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scholarly bent of mind

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for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

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somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

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discovery; detection; finding

3

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)

1

special; particular; peculiar; unique

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one's house; one's home; one's family

2

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

2

rare; seldom

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to add (to); to add on; to append

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