jpdb beta

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

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gentleman

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thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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manufacture; production

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to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

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charcoal

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sulfur (S); sulphur

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to mix; to stir; to blend

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black powder; gunpowder

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fuse; cord

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ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging

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to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger

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go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese

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huge; gargantuan

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to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

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jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

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armoring; armouring; armor; armour

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish

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mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

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to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to

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to come back

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to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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flint; firestone

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ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

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twice

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historical play; period drama

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decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation

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to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion

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feel sick; feel unwell

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to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

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hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

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beast; brute; animal

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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privileged class

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cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

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ancient Rome

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every place; various places

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(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

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use; service; purpose

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this evening; tonight

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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at least

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to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

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next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

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trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

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