jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

1

hello; good day; good afternoon

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Miura

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be; is

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main text; original text; this book; this volume

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

12

highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master

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sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

2

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

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swordsmith

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

7

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

7

at; in; at; when; by; with; so

8

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

1

test; trial; ordeal; tribulation

5

if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

9

competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)

1

to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with

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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

8

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

3

series

2

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

2

ten; 10; ten years of age

2

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

4

previous volume

2

volcano

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

1

at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

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to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

1

indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

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how; in what way

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

3

dilemma; predicament

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to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

1

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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

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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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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

2

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

1

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

1

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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this time; now

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leading part; leading actor; leading actress

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there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion

1

who

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what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

2

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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