jpdb beta

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

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to board a ship

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to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

2

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

4

scum of the earth; monster; fiend

3

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

1

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

1

quite unconcerned; nonchalant

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

4

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

2

study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

2

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

long; drawn-out; very long

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to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

now that; since; so long as; because

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from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

2

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

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to become; to amount to

2

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

2

discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure

1

long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

2

morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)

1

origin; beginning

1

be; is

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he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

1

foreign; abroad; overseas

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

3

knowing; (an) acquaintance

1

China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

2

major powers of the world; great powers

2

encroachment; erosion; corrosion

1

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

2

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

1

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

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to turn towards; to point

1

while; even though; despite

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now is the time

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the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America

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search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

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learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

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crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

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