jpdb beta

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

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Takashima Shuuhan (1798-1866)

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gunnery; artillery

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

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Seabold; Siebold ((Philipp Franz Balthasar von) Siebold, scientific explorer of Japan)

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Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

1

gun; rifle; small arms

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gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

1

to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer

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Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)

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

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not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

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seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

2

you; dear; honey

1

insolent fellow; rude fellow

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

1

government official

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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someone; somebody

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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evening; night; dinner

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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to survive; to live long

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beyond this point; from now on; after this

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to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

4

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

2

lady; gentleman; person

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conservatives

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false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation

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to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

1

imprisonment; incarceration

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Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

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gunner; artillerist

1

release; liberation; acquittal

1

won't do (for me)

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I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

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no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

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John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin

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hereabouts; around here

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