jpdb beta

going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)

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to fill a hole with earth

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to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

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nothing; nil; naught; nought

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to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

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credit

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large company; large enterprise; large corporation

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to get irritated

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will to work

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up

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transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)

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rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping

1

round of calls; tour of visitation

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military branch

2

lieutenant general (army)

1

closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully

3

most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil

1

useless; worthless; absurd; baloney

4

title; index; heading; headline; caption

1

to quit one's job; to resign

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to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

2

Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)

2

bucket; pail; tub

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Dengaku Hazama

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Imagawa Yoshimoto

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Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

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history of Japan; Japanese history

2

decapitated head of an enemy

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Nobunaga

5

military commander

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castle (in place names); castle; fortress

5

dilettante; person of fantastic taste

1

preface; foreword; preamble

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deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

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discipline; training; teaching manners

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mongrel; cur; mutt

1

insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind

5

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

2

mandate

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land and sea

1

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

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miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases

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playground

4

in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

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scenic; beautiful; picturesque

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cold and heat; (degree of) temperature

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generally; as a rule

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red-tapism

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