jpdb beta

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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children

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child's mind; child's heart; young mind

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to throw away; to abandon

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treasure; treasured item; prized possession

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Yoshida Shouin (1830.9.20-1859.11.21)

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teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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technique; art; skill; move

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plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

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blessing; grace

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thanks; gratitude

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mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

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form; shape; figure; visage

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example; role model

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

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

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who

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abrupt; sudden; unexpected

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to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?

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foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker

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entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

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periodic; regular; routine

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home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call

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important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

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so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

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to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

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of course; certainly; naturally

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please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

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please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother

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pianist

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image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

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to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

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sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

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one week

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days

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to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

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to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

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bed

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above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

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