jpdb beta

to turn towards; to point

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formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

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Satchō Alliance; 1866 alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on

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to love

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benefactor; patron

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to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

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encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation

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cultivation

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producing area

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yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)

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prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished

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the whole country

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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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securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

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food

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

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myself; yourself; I; me; you

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villager

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to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

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famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

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village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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jurisdiction; control

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running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices

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national affairs

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to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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participation; joining; entry; adherence

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party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

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loyalty to the emperor

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early on; earlier on; from early

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to build; to construct

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youth; young man

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home area; home town; local

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similarly; same (idea); same (name)

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image; figure; figure; form; image

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beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank

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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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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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bronze statue

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to be erected; to be built

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cape (on coast)

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door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

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greenhouse; icehouse; cellar

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