jpdb beta

(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly

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to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)

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to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame

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eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg

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tenth; tithe

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languidly; loosely

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to roll about; to writhe about

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snuffling; sniffling

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that kind of; such a

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chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia

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quotation; citation; reference

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to compete with; to vie for

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weak person; the weak

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cultural

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civilization; civilisation; enlightenment

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progressive

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national polity; National Athletic Meet

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(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)

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(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess

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poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

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to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open

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No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden

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various reasons

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family name; house name; family honour; family honor

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attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby

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letter; note

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details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

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duty; function; office; mission; task; role

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to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of

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dandy; dude

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intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view

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to despise; to scorn; to look down on

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old state of affairs

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renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)

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lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants

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just who do you think you are?

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hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person

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conspiracy; collusion

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once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)

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to hate; to detest

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dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

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prognosis; recuperation; convalescence

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to be ill; to suffer from

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shutting oneself up in one's house; staying indoors; living in seclusion; house arrest (Edo-period punishment)

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heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family

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to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with

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doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

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to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)

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(not) even; (not) any

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frustration

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