jpdb beta

view; outlook; prospect

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to be at a loss for words

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serious; earnest; honest; real; legit

1

elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

3

going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo

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private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player

2

to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books

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modern times; the modern age; this day and age

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castle gate

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country; territory; domain; realm

3

union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

4

civil war

5

volunteer soldier

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to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast

3

both hands

2

(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable

2

enlistment

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disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient

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one's first campaign; one's first battle

2

baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)

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child soldier

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to smear with blood; to kill

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to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)

1

... years old; age (of) ...

2

(period of) a year; during the era (of)

2

to assign; to set aside

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conferring of decorations

5

allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)

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kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

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feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service

1

to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)

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stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)

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enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board

2

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)

3

renowned; famous

1

open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

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(one's) military service record

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four years

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holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough

2

to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

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ten years; decade

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next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)

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scramble (for)

3

gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out

1

to threaten; to terrify; to frighten

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crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)

3

inexhaustible supply

2

wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing

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when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

2

year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year

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