jpdb beta

severe; bitter; scathing

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to shout with exultation; to shout for joy

1

regulation of freedom of speech

2

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

to prepare for death; to get ready to die

1

groundless rumor (rumour)

1

public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments

1

expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)

2

Tsukushi (former province located in northern Kyūshū; later split into Chikuzen and Chikugo); Kyūshū

1

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

1

that; he; she; that person

2

always; usually

1

behavior; behaviour

1

Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)

1

mulberry field

1

sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style

1

agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK

1

calyx; corolla

1

presumption; assumption; estimation

1

precedent

2

dictatorship

2

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

truly; indeed

1

to make known

1

sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time

1

complete overthrow; complete destruction; ruination

1

to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)

1

eccentric

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under the ... administration; within the ... government

1

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

2

political measures; policy

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to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

1

successive generations; successive emperors

1

loss of samurai status and confiscation of territory and property (Edo-period punishment)

1

reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)

2

seal

1

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)

1

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

1

evidence; proof; witness

1

manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying

1

imprisonment; incarceration

1

prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)

1

tense

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energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy

3

to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series

1

accumulation; accumulate; store

1

colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated

1

coupled with; together

1

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

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