jpdb beta

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

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compilation

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book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook

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publication

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contained in a letter

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Saga (city, prefecture)

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

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Etou Shimpei (1835-1874)

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unprecedented; new (and different); fresh; contrived; affected

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

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tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

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misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity

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to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

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to be prosperous; to prosper; to flourish; to enjoy great prosperity

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being generous, benevolent and magnanimous in disposition

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nature; natural elements

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unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

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to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

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virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit

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future; distant future

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favour; favor; patronage

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to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

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flesh and bones

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sincerity; good faith

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ago; since; before; previous

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lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place

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borrowing; debt; loan

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person of letters; literary person

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hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

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to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)

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bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

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to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)

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being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

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grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar

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to sign (one's signature)

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wastepaper; scrap paper

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protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

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kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

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due form; official; formality

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family register; census

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carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness

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married person

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wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

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baby girl; primary schoolgirl

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to acquire knowledge

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if so; if it be so; in that case; then

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

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100; hundred

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