jpdb beta

cause; origin; source

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to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

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observation; survey; watching

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to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

1

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

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protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

2

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

1

last days; the end; one's fate

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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(one's) life

1

underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor

1

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

1

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

1

to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out

1

cache; place to hide something

1

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

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once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)

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to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

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to have a chill run down one's spine

1

afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

1

almighty; omnipotent

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fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

epilogue

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not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to

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call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

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government affairs

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(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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act; deed; conduct

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misunderstanding

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interview

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to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

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to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

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thank you very much

1

bolt from the blue; great surprise

1

to change one's mind

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

that; the matter in question

1

to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply

1

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

1

voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love

1

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

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by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

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this morning

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courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds

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percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)

2

to violate the border; to invade the frontier district

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