jpdb beta

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...

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government official

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mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial

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protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

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offense; offence; method of attack

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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(army) provisions; food

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worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

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to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

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front (in battle)

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to choose; to select; to pick (out)

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destiny; will of Heaven; luck

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to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way

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book on military science

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

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to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

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to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work

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be; is

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something like ...; something called ...

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Vauban

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(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army

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education; training; discipline

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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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to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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anachronism

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suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily

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to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

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centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

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ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar

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to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)

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big; large; great

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glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial

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to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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among (them); of (them)

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

2

pink

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sand; grit; fine gravel

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to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

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the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)

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to ride upon the winds

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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