jpdb beta

human resources; man-power resources

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securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

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killing two birds with one stone

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bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

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bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate

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in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

4

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

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an apprentice system; apprenticeship

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pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

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in proportion to; just as much as

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to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

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expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit

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and; thereupon; because of that

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to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

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due form; official; formality

2

engagement; betrothal

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cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

2

very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour

1

thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

2

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

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nothing but; none other than

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memorial service

2

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

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unpacking (esp. after moving house)

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box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

2

long ago; already; a long time ago

2

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

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aka-e; late 19th century woodblock prints, using imported aniline dyes; red painting on ceramics

2

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

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to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

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to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

2

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

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to return; to come back

2

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

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journalism

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to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

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to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list

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defeat; lost battle; defeated army

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by all means; at all costs; absolutely

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to need; to call for; to require

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huge win; overwhelming victory

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look

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