jpdb beta

duty; function; office; mission; task

1

completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

1

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

1

call; invitation

1

Edo period (1603-1868)

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already; too late

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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

2

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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apology; excuse

2

rust

2

with these words; while saying

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to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

1

rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

1

Japanese person; Japanese people

1

to come from; to have roots in

1

foreign; abroad; overseas

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

1

excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)

1

historic; historical

1

great person; eminent figure

1

history

1

olden days; former

1

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

1

thousands; several thousand

1

years later

1

mankind; humanity

1

work-in-progress; working state

2

sigh; long breath

5

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense

1

nostalgic

1

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

1

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

(one's parents') home

1

nostalgia; homesickness

1

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

1

feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

2

sooner or later; in due time; in due course

1

to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)

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French (language)

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sun

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moon; month

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