jpdb beta

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

2

civil society

2

institutionalization (of a practice); systematization; systematic implementation

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achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

2

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

1

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

2

agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance

1

(acting) together; jointly; cooperatively; in partnership; side by side; (lit.) holding hands

1

single; simple; sole; individual; unitary

1

private person; individual

2

moral character or consciousness

1

to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue

1

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

2

to repeat; to do over again

2

to share

1

slow; lagging; tardy

1

oneself; one's body

1

hundreds

2

disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss

1

mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal

1

beautiful voice

1

flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation

1

two o'clock

2

signs of the enemy

1

half-dozen; half-a-dozen

1

escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)

1

to turn one's back (on the enemy)

1

two directions; both directions; two-way; bidirectional

1

two-front war

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time difference

2

prospects of victory; chances of success

3

to grow old; to weaken with age; to become senile

1

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

1

the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance

1

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

1

urgent report; urgent message

1

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

1

vertical furrow (between the eyebrows)

1

to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

1

street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)

1

one soldier

1

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1

flattery; honeyed words

1

proponent

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

2

attack; drive; advance; invasion

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front-line troops

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rear guard

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to chant (a noh text)

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suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately

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