jpdb beta

to serve; to do

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ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

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trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

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house; building; roof

1

make-up; makeup; cosmetics

2

Shikitei

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prosperity; thriving; flourishing

2

head office; main shop

1

gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures

1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

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crockery dealer; china shop

1

preserved food boiled in soy

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New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

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yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar

5

pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)

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Orie

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upper part; upper region; region above

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karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards

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hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower

1

that field; the authorities (esp. the police)

2

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

3

painter; artist

4

ukiyoe artist

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

Goshun

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one's own handwriting; autograph; as written with a brush

1

in order; sequential; seriatim

1

gun; rifle; small arms

1

military drill; training

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three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank

4

model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

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Kobayashi Kiyochika

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signature

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Tsubouchi Shouyou (1859.6.22-1935.2.28)

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expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

3

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

2

Kōka era (1844.12.2-1848.2.28)

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Netherlands; Holland

1

wild goose; glans; head of a penis

1

red hair; Westerner (esp., originally, the Dutch)

1

foreign; abroad; overseas

1

adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

2

general idea; concept; notion

1

slight; insignificant; small

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

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reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)

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literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts

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material (data) for one's research; research material

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collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset

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