jpdb beta

nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break

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shopping; purchased goods

2

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

1

heir; legitimate child

1

battalion commander

1

news

1

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

1

to run about; to rush about

1

existing; living; extant

1

success story

1

anecdote; story; episode

3

to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)

1

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

1

privilege; special right

2

divine gift

1

myth; mythology

2

ancestor; forefather; foremother

2

this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

1

emperor

2

ancient China

1

various; many; several

1

powerful family; powerful clan

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

2

to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

1

Japan

1

gold seal; King of Na gold seal

1

remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

1

nothing but; none other than

1

bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers

1

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

1

common people; ordinary people; masses

1

children's story; fairy tale

1

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

1

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

1

imperial envoy; imperial messenger

1

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

1

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

1

our country; our land; one's own country

1

actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)

1

inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about

1

Enzensberger

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ruler

1

eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)

1

personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups

1

four

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else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides

1

row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally

1

trade fair

1

still; even now; to this day

1