jpdb beta

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

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right in half

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two equal parts; exactly two parts

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fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry

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the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every

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halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

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one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

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to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

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uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering

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to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

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daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)

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to check; to compare

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to invade

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with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden

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to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

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origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

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lesson; precept; teachings; moral

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compared with

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literature; books (reference); document

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oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition

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sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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by all means; at all costs; absolutely

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spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese

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to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out

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zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

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commitment; pledge; promise

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during a stay

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delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

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strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand

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nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

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rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering

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to exert oneself; to make efforts

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to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

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uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise

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(another's) son

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to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

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informant; informer; contact; Information Provider

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step-parent

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

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to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile

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running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes

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to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

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to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

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