jpdb beta

lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch

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han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province

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to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)

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politics; government

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the Reformation

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political strength

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to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

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commerce; trade; business

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name of an island

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(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets

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riches; wealth; resources; lottery

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(in) secrecy; behind closed doors

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primitive; original

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aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising

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to do in secret

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urban area; urban district

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merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

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greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable

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epidemic; plague; pestilence

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famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

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property; fortune; assets

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investigation; research; looking something up

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power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience

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sense of pain

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paperwork

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at any cost; at any price; at any expense

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putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back

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to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under

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desert

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nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)

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lifeblood

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to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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(made of) stone; stone-built

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mannequin

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completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot

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nightmare; bad dream

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tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining

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frustration

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danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety

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attendance record

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common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

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thereupon; shortly thereafter

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clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

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without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless

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self-protection

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spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl

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as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all

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equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

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hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

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labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands

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