jpdb beta

foundation stone; cornerstone

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

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development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

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big; large; great

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

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foreign settlement; concession; reservation (e.g. American Indian)

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

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to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread

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international trade; foreign trade; overseas trade

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in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

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prediction; prophecy; prognostication

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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had better ...; had better not ...

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to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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

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place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

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bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

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

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high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine

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village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)

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no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

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harbour; harbor; port

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small; little; tiny

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several houses

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wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler

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lighter; (small) cargo vessel

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olden days; former

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

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restoration; repair; mending

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to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

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place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

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to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)

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at that time; in those days

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to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

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establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

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

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first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began

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Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

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emphasis-adding particle

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way; destination; reason

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bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

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two persons; two people; pair; couple

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little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

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

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