jpdb beta

all over Japan

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to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted

2

demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

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exorcist (in fantasy, manga, games, etc.)

2

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

4

house; family

13

Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)

1

well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur

1

eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)

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family lineage

3

western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)

2

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

several hundred; hundreds (of)

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

12

endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous

1

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

1

fame; reputation; renown

2

to build a fortune

1

(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself

4

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

13

thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)

6

branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage

1

talent; ability

1

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

12

book; volume; this; present; main; head; real

3

lineage; pedigree; family line

2

who

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than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above

14

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

2

to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

1

heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

1

to try to do; to attempt to do

4

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

4

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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which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

5

to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

4

what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)

1

before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously

5

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

3

live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service

1

to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)

1

to intend; to be sure that

2

and then; after that

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to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

1

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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