jpdb beta

like a lord

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to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst

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reserve corps

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front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan

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to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

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to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

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slight mistake

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thus; in this way

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serious error; gross mistake

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courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

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hunting grounds

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trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse

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duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

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wild boar; wild pig

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furious attack

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to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

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lamentable; regrettable

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fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely

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one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman

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to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

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death and injury; being killed or injured

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signs of defeat; negative turn of events

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obvious; evident; clear

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tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance

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continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last

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Sassa Narimasa (1536-1588)

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Narimasa

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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direct hit

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Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)

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Shichirōemon

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Jizaemon

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older brother

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this; our; right; justice; checking account

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main constituent; core; nucleus; subject

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

3

being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless

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disgrace; shame; insult

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subordinate position; lower position

3

possession; ownership

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only; just; merely; no more than

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alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet

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way of working; discharge of duty

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to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

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to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

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order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

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