jpdb beta

the above sentence; the foregoing remark; preamble (to a statute, constitution, etc.); opening part of a letter (used for season's greetings, asking after someone's health, etc.)

1

summary; digest

2

overseas; abroad

2

fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion

1

father and mother; parents

1

front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced

1

slave; servant; slavery

1

certainly; surely; definitely

1

shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship

1

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

1

phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit

1

ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia

1

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

3

healthy; robust

1

prudence; discretion; thought

2

noble; lofty; high-minded

2

chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia

9

invisibility

3

chain; chains

3

to attract interest; to get attention to appeal

1

compassion; affection

2

disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity

4

preschool (not yet entered school)

1

literacy rate

1

historical records; historical materials

1

attention; giving one's attention; focusing

1

in times of war

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shoji (paper sliding door)

1

wheat bran

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at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to

2

private funds; own funds; private property

3

garnering; collection

1

roots

2

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

1

His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor

1

meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous

1

ordinary citizen; the general public

1

to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

1

hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty

3

evacuation site; exposure; refuge shelter; shelter

1

manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

3

birds and wild animals; wildlife

1

resources

1

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground

4

straw raincoat

1

Canidae (family containing domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)

1

ritual; religious service; festival

3

(in one's) possession

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