jpdb beta

departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

1

extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true

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territory

1

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

1

to entertain; to treat

1

vassal state; vassal nation; dependency

1

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

1

lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)

1

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

1

persecution; oppression

1

human society

1

slaughter; massacre

1

one's own property; possessions

1

relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital

1

threat; menace

2

fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

1

part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)

1

manifestation

1

prostitute; harlot

1

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

1

tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

1

midwife

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(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

1

to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

1

eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)

1

inborn; innate; inherent; a priori

1

rule of thumb

1

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

1

(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

1

to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

1

quiet; still; surreptitious

1

irritation; annoyance; frustration

1

grandfather; male senior-citizen

2

breakfast

1

cover; mantle; shroud; hood

1

aluminum (Al); aluminium

1

stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

1

to grow numb with cold

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stiff; starchy

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to tear; to rip

2

square

1

the number of days; date

1

morning sun; sunrise

1

oiliness; greasiness

1

toasted sandwich; hot sandwich; toastie

7

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

2

scout; patrol; spy

1

memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

1

bad news; news of a death; death notice

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