jpdb beta

article; clause; stipulation

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Laws for the Military Houses (Tokugawa shogunate); laws establishing rules for daimyo

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firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn

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opposing argument

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(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all

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national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic

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sanction; approval

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Sorai; Ogyū Sorai (1666-1728; Confucian scholar)

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legal principle

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sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

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the Absolute

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shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

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harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate

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political affairs

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pity; compassion

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(human) life

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importance; emphasis; stress

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to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour

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Kaeyama

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attendant; attendance upon another

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generations; ages; years

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looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit

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sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday

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true beauty

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in contrast; on the contrary; on the other hand

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to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification

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to give; to do ...

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to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

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popular sentiment

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transient; ephemeral; fleeting; evanescent

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surely; certainly

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settlement; decision

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period; term; interval

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private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside

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announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

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pardon; remission; amnesty

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to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

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easygoing; unconventional; happy-go-lucky; light

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My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely

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seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading

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cake or snack served with tea

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lidded pottery or receptacle

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soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu

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simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish

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dried young anchovies (or sardines)

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capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper

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small dried sardines or anchovies (gomame) cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and sugar; tilling a rice field; person who tills a paddy field

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curio; rare article

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aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

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rumour of a love affair; talk of a romance

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