jpdb beta

duty; obligation

1

fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry

2

live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

1

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance

3

national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate

1

representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number

3

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

1

neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country

1

easy; simple; light

1

to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit

1

tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge

1

in the same way; like; likewise; similarly

1

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

1

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

1

miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

3

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

3

cowpea (Vigna unguiculata); cow pea; black-eyed pea; southern pea

1

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

1

to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...

1

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

2

magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage

2

Magi; Three Wise Men

11

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

1

to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark

1

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

1

turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)

1

hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8

1

creation of the world

1

selection

2

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

1

guess; conjecture

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

1

source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

1

divine protection

1

(human) embodiment (of); incarnation (of)

1

standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other

1

pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting

1

guidance

2

anyhow; in any case

1

to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled

1

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

1

leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

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