jpdb beta

direct

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directly; in person; firsthand

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recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back

1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

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only once

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to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback

1

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

fatal; deadly; mortal

1

to be careful; to take the utmost care

1

simply; merely; only; solely

1

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

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muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something

1

missing person

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accidental death; casualty

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible

1

chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

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merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

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back street; back alley; off-street

2

this

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to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin

1

reliance; dependence

1

personality; character; individuality; personhood

1

peddler; pedlar; hawker

1

dancer (usu. female)

1

female farmworker; woman working on a farm; farm woman

1

prostitute; whore; streetwalker

1

traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

to suspect

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part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

bold; daring; audacious

1

detour; roundabout way

1

finish; finishing; finishing touches

1

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

1

private room

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laboratory; seminar room; professor's office

1

easy; simple; plain

1

to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)

1

becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed

1

classical form of martial art

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using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

1

counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

2

to resist; to defy

1

way; method; means

1

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

1

ability; capability; skill

1

uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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the last moment; the very end

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