jpdb beta

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

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to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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the various countries of Europe and America; the West

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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treaty; pact; convention; agreement

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the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives

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disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

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be; is

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caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods

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ambassador plenipotentiary

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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mission; delegation

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revision; amendment; alteration

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towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

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friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity

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call; visit

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Western civilization; Western civilisation

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inspection; observation

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going to the United States

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interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter

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Secretary of State

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reply; answer

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to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

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everyone

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bringing; taking; carrying

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commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization

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negotiations; discussions; connection

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signature; signing; sealing

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power; authority; jurisdiction

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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and; thereupon; because of that

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

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to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

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visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

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to do

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wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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in the meanwhile; during the time

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we

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preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

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indicates question

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