jpdb beta

tear-stained face

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finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly

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to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

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gold and silver; money

3

to polish up; to shine up

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axe; ax; hatchet

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management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

1

crossbow

2

to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

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on board a ship; aboard a ship

1

yesterday

1

news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

1

(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise

1

to make a speech; to address

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vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

1

friend

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desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

1

mother

5

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

3

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

2

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

8

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

4

aim

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hostage

2

to pull out a fish; to lure

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to help out of (trouble); to extricate

2

bamboo mat used in food preparation (esp. to roll sushi); sushi mat

2

empty space; empty sky

1

second

2

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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hallucination; illusion

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exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

1

therefore; consequently

1

to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

1

proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

2

verbal message; word (from someone)

1

from the beginning; from scratch

1

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

1

some people; a few people; several people

1

hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

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to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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both; (not) either

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the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

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beautiful; gorgeous

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practicality; utility; usefulness

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...

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