jpdb beta

immediately following

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mere consolation; temporary peace of mind

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

2

you (plural)

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Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty

2

eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)

3

Imperial Household Agency

1

court physician

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely

1

inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for

2

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image

2

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all

4

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

7

pancreatic cancer

2

reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction

2

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

1

to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

4

(sense of) presence

1

to fade; to become dim

1

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

3

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

1

desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform

1

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

2

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

4

(game of) whack-a-mole; whac-a-mole

2

in proportion to; just as much as

1

final; eventual; ultimate

1

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

2

death (of an emperor); demise

1

grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)

1

to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse

2

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

3

one's personal opinion

1

withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal

1

to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

Johns

1

Hopkins

1

Cameron

1

teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

6

advanced age; old age

1

such ... as; or some such

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(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

4

should do; ought to do

3

so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case

1

approval; assent

1

to give a round of applause; to applaud

1

objection; dissent; protest

1

sincerity; true heart; devotion

2