jpdb beta

we; us; I; me

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for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

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feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

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garden watchman; garden keeper; guard of the inner garden

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ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

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in that way; thus; so; so?

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originally; by nature; from the start

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Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

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coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

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prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

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to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

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before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

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national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate

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such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

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

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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they; them

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last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight

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rule

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to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

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all night; throughout the night

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special training; intensive training; crash course

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area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

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to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

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omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement

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wow

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oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

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do-or-die game; crucial contest

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exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

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prestige; dignity

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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number; amount

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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never mind!; don't worry about it

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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animal

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(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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OK; okay

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Japan and the United States; Japanese-American

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