jpdb beta

detour; roundabout way

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thought; consideration; thinking

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assassination

2

to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

3

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

1

to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down

2

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

2

a few moments

1

to pass (of time); to elapse

3

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

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clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

1

if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen

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after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

2

end; conclusion

2

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

3

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

1

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

1

to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)

2

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

2

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

1

(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning

1

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

3

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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rational

1

to act; to take action

3

rage; frenzy

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

2

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

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sadistic

1

saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

1

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

1

mental; spiritual; emotional

3

beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power

1

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

1

attic; loft

1

middle of the night; dead of night

1

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

2

magical; voodoo; magic

1

secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent

1

to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake

2

to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood

1

to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)

3

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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hostile party; enemy side

1

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

3

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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