jpdb beta

subordinate; underling; henchman; minion

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arms; armament

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

3

half a year; six months

3

stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)

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narcotic; drug; dope

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retail

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to settle a matter; to get even with someone

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to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange

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reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

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killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-

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compared with

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militant; aggressive

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face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

4

to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

3

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

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being ...

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connection; link; relationship

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at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

3

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

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target

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list; wrist

3

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

2

support; backing; patronage

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Tatsumi

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diagonal

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road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

2

republican; cooperative

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meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

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system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series

2

existing

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to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of

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to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for

1

very interesting; of great interest

4

to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation

2

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

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the former

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

2

the latter

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of course; certainly; naturally

2

consideration; taking into account

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every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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strategic

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point of view

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request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

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