jpdb beta

northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland

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above-mentioned; above-stated; aforementioned; aforesaid

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reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground

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Sea of Japan

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slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

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certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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

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firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly

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to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

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on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person

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tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

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deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

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cannot possibly be

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diagonal move (in the game of go)

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tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

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seawater

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freshwater; limnetic

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quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes

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annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat

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despair; hopelessness

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many years

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fisherman

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to cut off; to lop off; to prune

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northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido

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inlet; bay; inland sea

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width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

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width of a river

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traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

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to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread

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scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)

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to be helpful; to be useful

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various; many; several

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large boat

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(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings

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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

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value; worth; merit

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sightseer; tourist

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to wipe out; to put an end to

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tourist

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maintenance; preservation; improvement

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one part; one portion; one section

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territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action

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or; either ... or ...

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purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)

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vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

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feeble; faint; weak

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consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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