jpdb beta

to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave

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one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

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to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of

2

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

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really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely

1

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

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to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

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to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of

3

legitimate; orthodox; traditional

3

successor

2

school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)

2

to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine

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sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)

2

assistance; backing; reinforcements

1

official history; authorized history

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

2

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

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to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

1

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

1

to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)

2

to make an apology

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

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

2

impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous

1

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden

1

outline; summary; gist; basic points

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and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

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very small; tiny; insignificant

2

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

2

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

4

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

2

industrial area; industrial zone

2

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

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somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

3

to have a trade; to have a vocation

1

-like

3

striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place

1

brick

1

protection against the cold

1

to fit; to suit

1

ordinary citizen; the general public

1

heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold

1

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

sheep (Ovis aries)

1

first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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