jpdb beta

endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll

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time of great change; era of reform

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cheap hotel

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sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy

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talking in delirium; incoherent muttering

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trend of the times; way things are going

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to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by

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loitering; hanging around; wandering around

3

to make a person sweat for it

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empty-handed

1

gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

1

inspection; inspector

1

performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

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to defend oneself; to protect oneself

1

to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy

1

to capture; to seize; to plunder

1

nutrition; nourishment

1

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

1

to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in

1

we

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(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

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twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days

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(please) don't

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pen

3

glass; pane

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

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to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

1

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

1

tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot

2

Matsudaira Katamori (1835-1893)

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

3

constable; method of catching criminals

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the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

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to be lacking in options; to be too few

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

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palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

1

way; method; means; resource; course

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

1

to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

conflict; fighting each other

1

noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills

1

to be discordant; to have discord

1

good evening (greeting, e.g. in emails sent in the evening)

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Kojirou

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window

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fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

2

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

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to talk nonsense

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