jpdb beta

selfishness

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headhunting (collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies)

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until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

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to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable

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scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

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staying in the capital; staying in Tokyo

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spinning top

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deutzia (Deutzia crenata)

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I; me; (royal) we

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prayer; wish; vow

1

the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar

1

afternoon; p.m.

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two o'clock

1

ideal; desirable; the way something should be; target; goal

1

notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

1

visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings

1

purification

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one's own room

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Tsunemasa

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five; 5

1

appointed time; timetable; schedule

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Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence

2

trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary

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legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

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remnants of a bean plant; beanstalks and pods; bean husk

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purlin (structural beam in a roof); purline; main building (of a manor); central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

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hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

2

pavilion used as the emperor's habitual residence (in Heian Palace)

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custom; habit; customary practice

1

attendance; presence

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indeed; it's no wonder

1

distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric

1

near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here

1

flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple

1

to state; to say; to tell; to express

1

after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

1

to lodge a complaint

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to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

1

meritorious retainer

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some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

1

a crowd or large number of one's retainers or subjects

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social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

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desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

1

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

1

transition; change; progress; passing (of time)

1

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

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highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master

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work; business; company; study

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