jpdb beta

meandering; winding

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point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

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to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

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to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

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uneven teeth

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dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

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mind and composure

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self-possessed; composed

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charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

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piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

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meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

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small; little; tiny

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hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

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sudden change; sudden turn

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ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal

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to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

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withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

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battle formation; military formation

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shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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one by one; one after another; successively

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cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up

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power; might; authority; influence

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sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

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Ashikaga Yoshihide (1538-1568)

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Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)

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political

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battle; fight; combat

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going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

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wartime

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to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

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territory

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to use (public property) for personal purposes; to use (e.g. politics) for one's own ends; to misappropriate (public money); (arch.) to act selfishly

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fidelity to one's principles

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distribution; allotment

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wasteful expenses

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detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings

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the shogunate

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to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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imperial proclamation

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commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians (beginning in 794 CE); shogun; great, unifying leader

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participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryō system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor

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horse-headed demon (in hell)

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to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)

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jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)

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palace visit

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report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity

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lesser (of equal court ranks); lower; junior

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fourth court rank

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