jpdb beta

statute; law; act; ordinance; regulation

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to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on

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the lower classes; the common people

3

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

3

to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

3

power; might; authority; influence

2

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

2

emperor's virtue

2

Dionysius

4

tyranny

3

line; row; rank; list

2

(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand

2

to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show

4

to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

1

service; duty; work

4

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

to repay; to pay back; to refund; to reimburse

1

fair-minded; sensible

1

provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant

1

miser; cheapskate; skinflint

4

popular sentiment

1

grasping; winning over

1

means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

4

to antagonize; to provoke antipathy

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

2

waterfall; (arch.) rapids

4

decorations; offerings; mere window dressing

2

feelings of gratitude

1

selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion

2

appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of

2

killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; menstruation

1

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

2

amnesty; general pardon

1

right (to do something); authority; power

3

sly; cunning; crafty

1

servile character (disposition)

2

to have in common (with)

2

retainer; subject; vassal; servant

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to appeal to one's reason

2

precedent

5

to feel deeply ashamed (of)

1

equal amount; same quantity

1

each time

1

assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)

1

greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person

4

to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

3

decline; decay; ebb

4

one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer

2

monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)

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