jpdb beta

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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house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

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ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

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Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

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then; well; so; be; is

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

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foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine

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to hold a ceremony

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one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)

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agreement; rule

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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hell

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extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

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to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

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to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate

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to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

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common camellia (Camellia japonica)

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to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

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discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

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to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

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new land; new world; new sphere of activity

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in succession; one by one

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the New Year begins; the New Year starts

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to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

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chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

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once more; again

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to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

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pride; boast; credit (to)

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oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

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capitulation (of fort)

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order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words

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song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

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Kawasaki (city)

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

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to subsist; to keep on living

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in this way; thus; such; uh...

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