jpdb beta

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

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backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

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to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer

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great scholar; savant; polymath

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when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

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obedient; docile; quiet

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coherence; consistency

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three; three years of age

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carelessly; inattentively

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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attendance at a castle

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urgent need

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twice; again; second time

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having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

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to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting

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to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone

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politics

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power; authority; influence

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restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

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rebel; traitor

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deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

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to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

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investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

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at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

1

signs; omen; symptoms

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle

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one's remaining years

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tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed

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to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)

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to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)

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chief vassal; senior statesman

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bribe; sweetener; douceur

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shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun

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lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods

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wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation

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to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

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to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)

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public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior

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morals

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to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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easy; simple; plain

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to come to (a serious state); to reach

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for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough

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fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

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spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming

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