jpdb beta

poem by the emperor or a member of the imperial family; poem; song

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same number

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(find) common (meeting) ground

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nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer

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ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

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recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival

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preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike

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affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge

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to tear down; to shatter

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz

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Hachiman, god of war and archery

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O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy!

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brave fight; desperate fight

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to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

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transparent; plain (glass or glasses)

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seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

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god of military arts

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to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven

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putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

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control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

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regret; repentance

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to shed silent tears

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counter for helmets, etc.

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atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)

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fasting

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inking the outlines of a picture

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flight; flying; soaring

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hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous

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fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point

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same; identical; equal

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northern part; the north (of a region)

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advocacy of war

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rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering

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oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed

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maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position

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addition; annexing

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pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike

2

severely wounded person

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excited condition; excited state

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decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key

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morning mist

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crossing a river

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to cleanse oneself

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sacred treasure

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disposition of troops; battle formation

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Musashinodai

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to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)

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