jpdb beta

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

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the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis

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surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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control

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politics; government

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special; particular; peculiar; unique

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mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization

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to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

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

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each country; every country; various countries; all countries

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battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

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to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

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

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noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank

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origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

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only; nothing but

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to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about

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whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

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shame; embarrassment; disgrace

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you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

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right; correct; proper; righteous; just

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to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

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as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree

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villager

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for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

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obligation; duty; charge; responsibility

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to resound; to echo; to reverberate

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to say; to speak; to tell; to be called

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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violence; reckless action; (an) outrage

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the place for; the time for; the level of

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to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

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settlement; solution; resolution

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question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

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to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

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low; low gear

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bright; intelligent

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...

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then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

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absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

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and then; after that

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having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

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discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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