jpdb beta

the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit

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on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person

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surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

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to daub; to brush; to touch up

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to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for

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to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

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beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

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tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you

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unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

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to look old-fashioned; to be antique-looking

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large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)

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show; display; pretensions; pose; posture

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to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry

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have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

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hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle

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uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana

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three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China

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looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

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gentleman

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-like

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to encamp; to take up a position

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line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

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to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

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to glare at each other; to confront each other

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had better ...; had better not ...

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ordinary soldier; mere soldier

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subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

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to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

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scorn; mockery; ridicule

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what; what?; hey!

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one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain

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weapon; arms; (lit.) shield and spear; fighting; war

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to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate

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to bear; to endure

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revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)

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bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end

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to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

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to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

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artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry

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flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move

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with a thump; with a clang; with a clank

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with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap

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to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

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foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (arch.) going on foot; (arch.) walking

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spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)

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to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth

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to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir

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to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

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