jpdb beta

honourable poverty; honorable poverty

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ruler; measure

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to take advantage of an opportunity

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stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes

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beauty of style; beauty of form

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to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

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warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person

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(wind or human-powered) warship

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whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

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Muromachi period (1333-1573)

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Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)

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knowing

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capitulation (of fort)

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to wish to go well; to have good intentions

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talented person; clever person

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judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office

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decapitated head of an enemy

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one's family and followers; one's whole clan

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something worthy of comparison; something being compared

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death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping

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in camp; at the front

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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation

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western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

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drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove

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why; how

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after one's death

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reward

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military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service

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Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire

4

tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor

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texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground

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name of the emperor

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losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

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viceroy; governor-general

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wearing a sword

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stipend; reward

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sharp sword

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reconciliation; peace; rapprochement

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rebel; traitor; insurgent

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treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about

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the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

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logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber

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troubled times; turbulent times

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completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour

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extravagant; absurd

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previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time

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extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering

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conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition

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to do a meritorious deed

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