jpdb beta

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

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scramble (for)

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to occur; to happen

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trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause

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to become; to amount to

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

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babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

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viceroy; governor-general

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western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

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to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

2

arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition

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

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to be the case that

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one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

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to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

1

cawing (of a crow)

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monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

5

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

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victory or defeat; victory and defeat

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

2

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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is not; am not; are not

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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

2

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

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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everyone

2

farmer; peasant; farming; the common people

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to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

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Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)

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darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

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long (time that has passed); old (story)

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in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

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summer

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Inosuke

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death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

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considerably; fairly; quite

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to answer; to reply

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

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calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

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face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

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thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

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