jpdb beta

main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)

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Toyoshima Yoshio (1890-1955)

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Hirotsu Kazuo

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lenient; gentle

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Heisuke

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to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

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admonition; warning; caution

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morale

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un-; non-; negative prefix

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to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

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to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway

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extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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clumsy; unskillful

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subspecies

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inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential

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unity of church and state

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the chosen people

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radical

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judo

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kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

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dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

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tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

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direct action

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Hinayana (Buddhism); the Lesser Vehicle

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the four inevitables in human life (birth, aging, sickness, and death)

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heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy

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phrenology

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Nazi Germany

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there being no use in arguing (about it)

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Sancho

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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Gen'yoku

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koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

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field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

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should not; must not

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several people; some people; a few people; a number of people

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the two; both

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the deceased; the departed

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Souda Kiichirō (1881.2.28-1927.8.11)

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influenced (by); under an influence

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to distinguish between; to tell the difference between

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pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

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common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known

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worshipper; admirer

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Tokutomi Sohou (1863.3.14-1957.11.2)

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writer; author; literary person; one who lives from writing

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(logical) consistency; coherence; unchanging from beginning to end

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the late; the deceased

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waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited

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