jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

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

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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

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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

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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 ...

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

2

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

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everyone; one and all

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

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to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

series

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ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

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

2

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

1

life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death

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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.

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to unfold; to unroll; to open

1

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

1

he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing

1

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

4

he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!

1

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

2

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

3

fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

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

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they; them

3

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

1

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

3

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

1

equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent

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bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers

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to pay

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bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless

1

such ... as; or some such

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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

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to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do

2

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

2

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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