jpdb beta

depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline

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national power

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decrease; reduction; decline

1

nothing but; none other than

1

to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)

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dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness

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pride; boast; credit (to)

2

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

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

2

to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)

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to repeat; to do over again

2

shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)

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balance

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decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay

2

at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately

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firm; strong; solid; stable

1

to come to see; to come and see; to visit

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vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

2

you could say that; that might be so

2

you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry

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proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony

1

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

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good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person

1

not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke

4

fool

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to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)

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heavy armament

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going into a frenzy; flying into a rage

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to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

1

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

fight; scuffle

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to fear; to be afraid of

5

(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

1

herbivore

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it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

3

tusk; fang

4

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

4

carnivore

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

1

despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

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to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off

2

easy to imagine

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as expected; as predicted

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bitter-tasting bug

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what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

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another dimension; different level; whole other level

1

(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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