jpdb beta

to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)

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Tsubota

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leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)

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Jun'an

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guarantor

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Haradakai

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whole party to a plot; whole gang; fellow conspirators

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protecting (someone); defending; standing up for

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rash assumption; hasty conclusion

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helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop

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urgent need

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the whole enormous extent of Edo; from one side of Edo to the other

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camellia-like plant native to China

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(historical) banishment from one's residence as a form of judicial punishment

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untamed horse; unbroken horse; wild horse; bronco

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lodging with

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neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi and his followers)

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great scholar; savant; polymath

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census-taking

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law and order; discipline

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lovesickness

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to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth

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to come to (a serious state); to reach

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degenerate monk; corrupt priest

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governmental position of the shogunate, responsible for the management of temples and shrines

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white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand

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starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

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of tender years; very young

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to go to; to visit; to call on

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wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

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trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal

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treacherous retainer

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be careful about fire; watch out for fire

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forked road

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for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough

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every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person

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inheritance dispute; succession dispute

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New Year's Eve; December 31

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gloom; mental depression

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(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples

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man among men; manly man; alpha male

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shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

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that matter; those matters

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telling; stating

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to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities

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to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)

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wooden clappers

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one's family; one's clan

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