jpdb beta

older brother

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it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

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regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

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route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

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intelligence gathering; information gathering

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objective

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tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit

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twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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friendship

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friendly nation

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to attack; to assault; to assail

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east

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conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

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to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy

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countries

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favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

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messenger; envoy; emissary

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Henrick; Henryk

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to order; to command; to appoint

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to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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ability; capability; skill

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show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

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strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

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uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

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

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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rod; pole; stick; fishing rod

12

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

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late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer

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pride

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chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table

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to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

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as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

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friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

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to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

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one's own country

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(social) position; status

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beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

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large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)

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diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

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be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

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to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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following year

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expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

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