jpdb beta

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valley

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(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

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village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)

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wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

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to buy as a gift

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request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

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similar

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cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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Meiji Restoration

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(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

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to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

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slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

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to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)

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anything and everything; just about everything

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to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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only; merely; but; no more than

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to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin

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annoying; provoking

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father

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Hiroshima (city, prefecture)

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back country; remote countryside

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proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)

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word; language; speech

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to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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politician; statesman

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to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

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House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)

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secretary

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head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

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backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

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losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown

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to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

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to leave behind

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to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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straw

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

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thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

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small; little; tiny

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to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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together (with); at the same time; in a lump

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long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

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