jpdb beta

soldier; sailor

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your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

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way to shoot; how to shoot

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

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to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

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smiling face; smile

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originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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Ookuma Shigenobu (1838.3.11-1922.1.10)

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I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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the times

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direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

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heresy

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be; is

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victorious nation

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Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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victory or defeat; match; contest; game

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to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

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Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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precisely because

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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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to; towards; for

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to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

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chance; opportunity

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why; how

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to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

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miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

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mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

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resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)

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person

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good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

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welcome!; nice to see you!

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to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

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introduction; presentation; referral; listing

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this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

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Yokohama (city)

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specie bank

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assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

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(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)

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yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

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repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption

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first meeting; first interview with

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