jpdb beta

pithy or short and witty remark; wisecrack

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big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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for convenience; as a matter of convenience

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and then; in addition to that; also; even so

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volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

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account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters

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increase

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Umematsu

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submarine voyage; underwater navigation

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circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

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person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)

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great adventure

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both parties; both sides

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simple; easy

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small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act

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Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period

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old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home

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northern Japan (usu. referring to Tōhoku and Hokkaido)

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dynasty

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prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

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big gamble; big plunge; big mountain

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Sanrinmyoujin

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effect; efficacy; omen

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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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background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

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to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy

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seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea

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food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land

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to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

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to bear (a child); to be born; to produce; to yield; to be produced

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iron sand; magnetite sand

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swordsmith

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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

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going on the market; placing on the market

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city

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regional governor in ancient China

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horses and cattle

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

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tax

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decline; decay; ebb

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to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

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not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

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interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku

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to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)

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lord of a manor; estate steward

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political measures; policy

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shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes

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to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt

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to be in opposition; to be in private life

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