jpdb beta

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

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similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy

2

open; public; official; overt

1

whether (or not); if

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

4

to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

4

having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still

1

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image

7

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

8

absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only

3

honorific/polite/humble prefix

5

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

4

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

9

no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

9

Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

2

joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company

3

just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

3

phrase; phrase; strawberry

1

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

1

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

3

oldest member of a group; longest-serving member

1

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

3

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

1

hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

6

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

feeling; mood

4

and then; in addition to that; also; even so

1

preface; introduction; preamble

2

Kashiwara

2

surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

5

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

3

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

7

instant; moment; for an instant

12

already; now; no longer; not any more

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pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

6

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

2

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

6

to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

12

in the same way; like; likewise; similarly

9

to punish; to penalize; to penalise

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so; therefore; and; (and) then

2

to happen to be present

2

direct control; direct supervision

1

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

1