jpdb beta

nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

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barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index

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difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

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war situation; progress of a battle

3

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

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patiently; with perseverance

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

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sour look; surly face; pout

3

having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose

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to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind

3

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

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one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality

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to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

2

to interfere; to hinder; to obstruct

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loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

4

War and Peace (1869 novel by Leo Tolstoy)

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stamina; tenacity

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pit; shaft

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under the floor

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storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting

2

cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)

6

measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel

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foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver

1

drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water

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to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)

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sum total; total amount

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to come within sight

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candle holder

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top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax

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sentiment; sentimentality

5

lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life

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sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish

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dark matter

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front entrance; front door

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domestic affairs; internal administration

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roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk

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skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

3

to grow old; to age

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a hard time; pains

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each floor

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to march on the capital

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but; however; although; though

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you're looking well; how lovely to see you; how wonderful to see you in such good spirits; farewell, and keep well; do take good care of yourself

5

hexagram

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starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card

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group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team

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idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely

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to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)

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land near a castle; castle town

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to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)

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