jpdb beta

one's principles and position

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crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement

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contrast

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castle

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to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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yen (currency of Japan); circle

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form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

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to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

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look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

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royal capital; imperial capital

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making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

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street; quarter; district; area

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commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)

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class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy

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one by one; each; every; at intervals of

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regularity

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gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

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to look old; to get old

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ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains

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short (of a person)

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

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spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret

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to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance

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(public) park

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adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined

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ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay

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sandy soil; sandy place

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patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering

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beam; joist

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spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb

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as if; as though

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order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations

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orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly

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in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether

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unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

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to accrete; to become whole; to come together

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unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

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to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive

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giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)

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stab; thrust; lunge

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awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

2

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

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home area; home town; local

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earthquake

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in this case

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hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

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proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

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relation; connection; relevance

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baseball

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baseball team

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