jpdb beta

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)

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in person; personally; directly

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presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent

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the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar

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particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

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live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure

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big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

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thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

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decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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refusal; rejection

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since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

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mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

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hatred

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marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo

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(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation

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thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning

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(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction

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to come from; to have roots in

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clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

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affirmation; affirmative

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contradiction

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feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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connection; link; relationship

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human relations; personal relationships

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to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve

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to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse

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(how) many times; (how) often

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heir; successor

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firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision

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since then; from that time; ever since

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third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order

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next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance

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rare; seldom

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together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

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fire and water; flooding and fire

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to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down

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open; beginning

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origin; source; virtuous ancestor

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separation; estrangement

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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evidence; proof

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vulgar; coarse; low

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antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

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