jpdb beta

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away

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cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

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rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

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to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

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that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan

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the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was

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beyond this point; from now on; after this

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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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superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

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to increase; to add to; to augment

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always; usually

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gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

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good evening

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Ieyasu

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throughout Japan

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young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

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big; large; great

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to affect; to impact; to influence

1

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

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to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for

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to be surprised; to be astonished

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small quantity; little; little while; short distance

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

2

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

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to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

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outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group

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warrior; samurai

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in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

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foreign country

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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

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state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear

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United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England

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to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

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Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

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overseas student; exchange student

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to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life

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change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack

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they; them

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is not; am not; are not

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

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my; our; one's own

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to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

2

adds force or indicates command

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