jpdb beta

basically; fundamentally

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time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant

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muscleman; strong man

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to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal

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convenient; handy; useful

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effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit

4

by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through

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herculean strength

3

requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all

1

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

2

complete recovery of health

1

bargaining chip; negotiating card

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wonderful; astounding; marvellous

3

power; might; authority; influence

1

last resort

1

half-dead

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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miracle; wonder; marvel

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analepticum; restorative medicine

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recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

2

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

1

to do (a person) good; to bring profit

1

negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations

1

antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

3

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

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knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)

6

bathing; going in the bath

3

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

3

robe

4

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

1

seeing off and meeting on return

2

one machine; one vehicle

2

highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability

1

rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

1

to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

1

private army

2

rather; better

1

escort (e.g. under guard); convoy

1

on inquiry; if inquiring

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accommodation; lodging

2

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

2

to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate

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travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

3

commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner

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

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to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

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from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

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