jpdb beta

brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark

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to get angry; to lose one's temper

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corrupt practice; evil practice; bad custom; abuse; evil ways

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to look up

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taxes; taxation

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type of land rent paid by farmers

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sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)

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to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to

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having exhausted every available means; (lit.) having broken one's sword and exhausted one's arrows

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treatment; therapy; cure

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here and there; in places

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to cross swords (with)

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serious wound; hard blow

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to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on

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study; library; den; home office; reading room

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Kusunoki Masatsura (1326-1348.2.4)

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Watanabe

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Ashikaga

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dark night

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Taiheiki (Japanese historical epic, said to have been written by Kojima Houshi in the 1370s)

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give

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to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

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government and people; those in and out of the court or government; the entire nation

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to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize

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wealthy family; important person; bigwig

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quibble; pointless argument

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inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)

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going with; accompanying

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whatever

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like this; in this way; as you see

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extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat

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one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair

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cannot be helped; unavoidable

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later on; afterwards

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sound of many footsteps

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lying on one's back; lying face upward; lying supine

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to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on

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particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially

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request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

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to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again

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suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

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to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down

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to stare in wonder; to be amazed

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dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

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abrupt; sudden

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deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched

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Mitsutada

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to sustain a serious wound

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