jpdb beta

Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)

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to love

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desire for revenge; vengeful thought

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no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

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in that way; thus; so; so?

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

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still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

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death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

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(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

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to; towards; for

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to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

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still; even now

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to continue (walking)

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

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representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

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to win; to gain victory

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

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what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

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absolutely; positively; decidedly

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adds force or indicates command

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father

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

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title; name; degree

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my; our; one's own

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Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

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appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

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Olympic rings; Olympics

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

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sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

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proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

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all of you (pronoun)

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I; me

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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the person in question; the person themselves; said person

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how; in what way; how about

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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