jpdb beta

background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

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fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp

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aha!; yes sir

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name; given name; first name

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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trivial; not amounting to much

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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hades; realm of the dead

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guide (on a tour, etc.)

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

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human being; human; person; character (of a person)

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spiritual; incorporeal

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power

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use; utilization; utilisation; application

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huge; gigantic; enormous

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the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel

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to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

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going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

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freedom; liberty

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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mystery; wonder

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record; transcript

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one month

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space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

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hundreds

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many thousands

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successively; one after another

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above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

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danger; peril; hazard; risk

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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very; extremely; that is

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relief; peace of mind

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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well then ...; in that situation; in which case

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a certain ...; some ...

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humid; sultry

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to collect; to assemble; to gather

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children

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end; conclusion

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

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every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person

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