jpdb beta

guard; convoy; escort

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morning; forenoon; just before noon

1

Ōita (city, prefecture)

1

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

2

number; amount

1

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

1

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

1

threat; intimidation; menace

1

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

2

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

3

building

1

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)

2

collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash

1

pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)

1

inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about

1

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

1

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

1

with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound

1

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

2

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

2

to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

1

gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor

1

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

1

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

3

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

3

castle gate

2

to part left and right; to open out

1

to make a sound

1

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

3

head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard

1

to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey

1

(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state

2

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

2

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

1

to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly

1

to disappear; to vanish

1

borrowed thing

1

(political) power; authority; influence

2

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

1

company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

dazzling; radiant

1

audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

1

hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

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left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

1

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

1

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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